Download or read book The Family in Greek History written by Cynthia Patterson and published by . This book was released on 1998-08-31 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an understanding that fits the Athenian concept of the city as the highest form of family. The suppression of the cities with the ascendancy of Alexander's empire led to a new resolution of the relationship between public and private authority: the concept of a community of households, which is clearly exemplified in Menander's plays.