Corinth in the First Century AD: The Search for Another Class

A consideration of living spaces in ancient Corinth suggests that it is not possible to characterise its society as one made up merely of a very small number of élite alongside vast numbers of non-élite who were extremely poor. The variety of housing suggests the existence of another class.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jongkind, Dirk (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2001
In: Tyndale bulletin
Year: 2001, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 139-148
Further subjects:B Archaeology
B Poverty
B Poor
B corinth
B Elite
B living spaces
B New Testament
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Summary:A consideration of living spaces in ancient Corinth suggests that it is not possible to characterise its society as one made up merely of a very small number of élite alongside vast numbers of non-élite who were extremely poor. The variety of housing suggests the existence of another class.
ISSN:0082-7118
Contains:Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.53751/001c.30265