Greenwood Press.(Daily Life in the Byzantine Empire)(Daily Life in the Mongol Empire)(Culture and Customs of Botswana)(Brief article)(Book review)

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Greenwood Press

PO Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881-5007

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Marcus Rautman's DAILY LIFE IN THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE (0313324279, $49.95) discusses daily life ranging from social events and sports to games kids played, tourist attractions, war and peace times and more. Supplementing such daily concerns are insights into Byzantine perceptions, society, and family structure and the major towns and rural life which affected all classes. Any high school or college-level holding strong in Byzantine history will want this. George Lane's DAILY LIFE ...

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