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Aphrodite's Tortoise: The Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece
Aphrodite's Tortoise The Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece
Author: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Greek women routinely wore the veil. That is the unexpected finding of this meticulous study, one with interesting implications for the origins of Western civilisation. `The Greeks', popularly (and rightly) credited with the invention of civic openness, are revealed as also part of a more Eastern tradition of seclusion. Llewellyn-Jones' work pro...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780954384531
ISBN-10: 0954384539
Publication Date: 2/2004
Pages: 350
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Publisher: David Brown Book Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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