Public and private in the Roman house and society / edited by Kaius Tuori and Laura Nissin ; with contributions by L. Bablitz [and 12 others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tuori, Kaius, editor.

Nissin, Laura, editor.

Bablitz, Leanne E., contributor.

Series:

Journal of Roman archaeology. Supplementary series ; no. 102.

Journal of Roman archaeology. JRA Supplementary series, 1063-4304 ; number 102

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Domestic--Rome.

Architecture, Domestic.

Domestic space--Rome.

Domestic space.

Public spaces--Rome.

Public spaces.

Rome--Social life and customs.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Manners and customs.

Rome--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Rome--History.

History.

Physical Description:

198 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Manufacture:

Dexter, Michigan : Thomson-Shore, 2015.

Place of Publication:

Portsmouth, Rhode Island : Journal of Roman Archaeology, L.L.C., 2015.

Contents:

Introduction : investigating public and private in the Roman house / Kaius Tuori

[Part I.] The interaction of public and domestic space in the heart of Rome. Privacy and the power : the De Clementia and the Domus Aurea / Harriet Fertik

Transformations of public space at the Lacus Iuturnae / Eva Margareta Steinby

Domestic and civic basilicas : between public and private space / Amy Russell

[Part II.] The dilemma of private homes and public functions. Bringing the law home : the Roman house as courtroom / Leanne Bablitz

The paterfamilias and the family council in Roman public law / Matthew Perry

Beyond 'public' and 'private' : accessibility and visibility during salutationes / Simon Speksnijder

[Part III.] Re-examining domestic arrangements in Pompeii. Sleeping areas in the houses of Herculaneum / Laura Nissin

Activities in Pompeii's private peristyles : the place of the peristyle in the public/private dichotomy / Samuli Simelius

Cooking class / F. Mira Green

[Part IV.] Were there "Roman houses" beyond Italy? Multifunctionality of spaces in a Late Roman house in Egypt / Raffaella Cribiore

Inner space : the integration of domestic space at Volubilis in the 3rd c. A.D. / Jennifer Hilder

[Part V.] Epilogue. What makes a Roman house a "Roman house"? / Andrew Wallace-Hadrill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780991373062

0991373065

OCLC:

936554819