ISBN:
9780190072131
Language:
English
Pages:
xliv, 638 pages
,
illustrations, maps, charts
,
24 cm
Edition:
Third edition
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Shelton, Jo-Ann As the Romans did
DDC:
306.09456/32
Keywords:
Social structure
;
Social history To 500
;
Rome Social conditions
Abstract:
"As the Romans Did offers a rich, revealing look at everyday Roman life. It provides clear, lively translations of a fascinating array of documents drawn from Latin and Greek source material--from personal letters, farming manuals, medical texts, and recipes to poetry, graffiti, and tombstone inscriptions. Each selection has been translated into readable, contemporary English. Extensive annotations, abundant biographical notes, maps, appendices, cross-references to related topics, and a newly-updated bibliography provide readers with the historical and cultural background material necessary to appreciate the selections. Arranged thematically into chapters on family life, housing, education, entertainment, religion, and other important topics, the translations reveal the ambitions and aspirations not only of the upper class, but of the average Roman citizen as well. They tell of the success and failure of Rome's grandiose imperialist policies and also of the pleasures and hardships of everyday life. Wide-ranging and lively, the second edition of As the Romans Did offers the most lucid account available of Roman life in all its diversity"--
Description / Table of Contents:
The structure of Roman society -- Families -- Marriage -- Housing and city life -- Domestic and personal concerns -- Education -- Occupations -- Enslaved persons -- Freedmen and freedwomen -- Government and politics -- The Roman army -- Provincial administration -- Women in Roman society -- Leisure and entertainment -- Religion and philosophy.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 580-606) and index
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