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Excerpt from Social Aspects of Greek Life in the Sixth Century B. C NO complete picture of the period can be built up from any one of the poets, as only fragments are extant, Each, how ever, contributes Some material helpful in piecing together the life and social conditions of the times. Solon, the great Athenian lawgiver, also the first known Athenian poet, has left his own records of the social and economic conditions of the Athens Of his day, as well as his explanations of his own actions. Sappho's fragments, although few, are most valuable in throwing light on the status of women in Lesbos. Alcaeus, the Lesbian poet, gives pictures of various phases of Aeolic civilization. Anacreon reects the life of a courtier and idler. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.