The chemical muse
Subtitle: drug use and the roots of Western civilization
By: D. C. A. Hillman.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Book; Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780312352493
Subjects: Drug abuse -- History; Drugs -- Social aspects -- History
Description: Discusses the use of drugs in ancient Greece and Rome, including the historical social attitudes behind drug use and how they may have led to artistic and cultural advances in these civilizations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.