Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 337 Fustel de Coulanges 1830 1889 Coulanges, Fustel de Coulanges, Numa Denis de Fustel de Coulanges, Numa Denys La Cité Antique Étude sur Le Culte, Le Droit, Les Institutions de la Grèce et de Rome Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ancient_City Produced by Anne Soulard, Tiffany Vergon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "La Cité Antique" by Fustel de Coulanges is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The work delves into the beliefs, laws, and institutions that governed ancient Greek and Roman societies, seeking to understand the fundamental principles that shaped their civilizations. It emphasizes the deep-rooted connections between religious beliefs and social institutions, suggesting that understanding these ancient cultures requires examining their original beliefs without imposing modern perspectives. The opening of "La Cité Antique" establishes the importance of studying ancient beliefs to comprehend the societal structures of Greece and Rome. Fustel de Coulanges introduces his argument by highlighting how the perceptions of these societies are often distorted by contemporary views. He intends to show that ancient institutions were intimately connected to their religious practices and that changes in societal structures reflected transformations in human thoughts and beliefs. The author argues that ancient rituals and laws were not arbitrary but were deeply rooted in the spiritual and moral understanding of humanity, setting the stage for a thorough exploration of these themes as the work progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Cities and towns, Ancient Greece -- Politics and government Rome -- Politics and government Civilization, Greco-Roman JC Text FR Peuples et Sociétés Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Politics 1064356 2025-06-04T04:36:55.713061 text/html 1064177 2025-01-11T02:04:51.450777 text/html 445976 2025-06-04T04:37:09.504559 application/epub+zip 462226 2025-06-04T04:36:59.636602 application/epub+zip 452801 2025-06-04T04:36:57.955580 application/epub+zip 830000 2025-06-04T04:37:17.378526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751073 2025-06-04T04:37:08.289551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745934 2022-09-04T08:42:49.968992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 995293 2025-06-04T04:36:54.913105 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 967758 2015-03-24T14:55:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 348748 2015-03-24T15:02:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19209 2025-06-04T04:37:17.532463 application/rdf+xml 14131 2025-06-04T04:36:58.511608 image/jpeg 3717 2025-06-04T04:36:58.233614 image/jpeg 438166 2025-06-04T04:36:55.802062 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia