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Roman social history : a sourcebook / [edited by] Tim G. Parkin and Arthur J. Pomeroy.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social history--To 500.
- Social history.
- Rome--History.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- History.
- Rome--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 388 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
- Summary:
- This Sourcebook contains a comprehensive collection of sources on the topic of the social history of the Roman world during the late Republic and the first two centuries AD. Designed to form the basis for courses in Roman social history, this excellent resource covers in original translations&from sources such as inscriptions, papyri, and legal texts. Topics include: · social inequality and class · games, gladiators and attitudes to violence · the role of slaves in Roman society · economy and taxation · the Roman legal system · the Roman family and gender roles. Including extensive explanatory notes, maps and bibliographies, this sourcebook is the ideal resource for all students and teachers embarking on a course in Roman social history.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780415426749
- 041542674X
- 9780415426756
- 0415426758
- 9780203960844
- 020396084X
- OCLC:
- 85485040
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