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A profile of ancient Rome / Flavio Conti.
Penn Museum Library DG209 .C66613 2003
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LIBRA DG209 .C66613 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conti, Flavio, 1943-
- Standardized Title:
- Atlante dell'antica Roma. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Rome--History.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- History.
- Rome--Civilization.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 216 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Italian.
- Summary:
- During the thousand-year history of ancient Rome, the Romans developed a vast and sophisticated society that would produce a lasting legacy for Western culture. This book offers a highly readable overview of all facets of ancient Roman society, including chapters devoted to Rome's economic and social system, its art and architecture-including large-scale building projects such as the Forum, the Colosseum, and the Appian Way--and the everyday life of its inhabitants. Presented here are not only the accomplishments of the most eminent citizens of ancient Rome, such as Julius Caesar, Cicero, and Seneca, but also the fascinating and often surprising details about the activities, customs, and beliefs of common people-matrons and children, soldiers and tax collectors, musicians and craftsmen, slaves and poets. This attractive, illustrated reference book will be an essential addition to any institutional, public, or home library.
- Contents:
- The Meaning of the Empire
- Parcere subiectis, debellare superbos 8
- History
- Italy before Rome 12
- The Age of Kings 14
- The Birth of the Republic 16
- The Conquest of the Peninsula 18
- The Conflict with Carthage 20
- The Birth of the Empire 22
- Social Wars and Civil Wars 24
- From Republic to Principate 26
- From Principate to Monarchy 28
- The Brilliance of the Empire 30
- Autocratic Eccentricity and Anarchy 32
- Reorganization of the Empire 34
- The Christian Empire 36
- Invasions and Collapse 38
- Rome after Rome 40
- The Revival of Forms 42
- Sites and Monuments
- The Capital of the Empire 44
- The Cities of the North 46
- Guarded by the Volcano 48
- The Role of Africa 50
- The Crossroads of the East 52
- The Frontier of the Empire 54
- A Palace in the Form of a City 56
- Passing the Mantle 58
- Protagonists
- The Founders: Aeneas and Romulus 60
- Fathers of the Country: Camillus and Scipio 62
- The Gracchi and Marius and Sulla 64
- The Founders of the Empire: Caesar and Augustus 66
- The Euphoria of Power: Messalina and Nero 68
- The Philosopher Emperors: Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius 70
- The Division of the Empire: Diocletian and Constantine 72
- Julian the Apostate and Galla Placidia 74
- Religion
- One Triad and Many Gods 76
- Important Cults 78
- Myths, Legends, and Traditions 80
- Priestly Schools 82
- Divination
- Interpreting the Signs of the Gods 84
- Religion in Private Life 86
- Funerary Rituals 88
- Superstitions and the Practice of Magic 90
- Language and Literature
- The Infancy of a Language 92
- The Discovery of Sentiment 94
- Oratory 96
- A Sense of Destiny: the Historians 98
- Spiritual Guides for a World in Crisis 100
- Political and Legal System
- The Senate and the People 102
- Civil Power and Military Power 104
- The Magistracy 106
- The Price of Fame 108
- The Administration of the Provinces and the State 110
- Insignia of Power 112
- Civis Romanus sum 114
- Administration of Justice 116
- Crime and Punishment 118
- Lawyers and Jurists 120
- The Creation of Consensus 122
- Armies and Weapons
- Rome's Fighting Men 124
- Weapons and Equipment 126
- Enemies 128
- Defensive Systems 130
- The Pomp of Victory 132
- The Troops of the Princeps: the Praetorian Guard 134
- Economic and Social System
- Agrarian System 136
- Cattle Raising and Sheep Farming 138
- Quarries and Mines 140
- The Organization of Labor 142
- Banks and Money 144
- Trade 146
- The Treasury in Rome 148
- Architecture and Art
- Building Materials and Techniques 150
- Houses of the Romans
- Domus and Insula 152
- Building Types 154
- City and Regional Planning 156
- The Representation of Reality 158
- Painting and Mosaics 160
- Art and Craft 162
- Large-Scale Projects
- The Via Appia, "The Queen of Roads" 164
- The Domus Aurea, Nero's Utopia 166
- The Coliseum, Symbol of the Empire 168
- The Palatium, Home to the Emperors 170
- The Forum, Heart of the City 172
- Hadrian's Villa, Anthology of Imperial Memories 174
- Trajan's Column, Monument to Victory 176
- The Aurelian Walls, the City's Defense 178
- Villa del Casale, a Peaceful Sanctuary 180
- Everyday Life
- Clothing and Coiffure 182
- The Art of Seduction 184
- Sickness and Health 186
- Romans at Table 188
- Games and Sports 190
- Care of the Body 192
- The Baths and Social Life 194
- Childhood and School 196
- The Role of Women 198
- Love in Rome 200
- Furnishings 202
- The Traffic Problem 204
- Music and Dance 206
- The Calendar and the Measurement of Time 208.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0892366974
- OCLC:
- 50503500
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