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Daily Life in Ancient Rome : A Sourcebook / Edited and Translated, with an Introduction, by Brian K. Harvey.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Focus book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization.
- Rome--Civilization--Sources.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Genre:
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Indianapolis : Focus, an imprint of Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., [2016]
- Contents:
- A short history of the Empire
- The monarchy
- The early Republic
- The fall of the Republic
- The Empire
- The late Empire
- The structure of society
- Citizenship
- Defining the aristocracy: birth and wealth
- The poor
- Virtue and vice
- Roman virtue
- Exemplary virtues
- Social vs. legal constraints
- Moral decay and its ramifications
- Examples of vice
- The family
- The familia and the paterfamilias
- Marriage
- Divorce, adultery and marital problems
- Women
- The traditional view of Roman women
- Male control of women
- Negative depictions of women
- Empowered women
- Children
- Constraints on population growth
- Birth and infancy
- Childhood
- Education
- Roman pets
- Slaves
- The institution of slavery
- Rural slaves
- Urban slaves
- The treatment of slaves
- Freedmen
- Three cities in Italy
- Rome
- Ostia
- Pompeii
- The urban experience
- Literary scenes of busy streets
- Graffiti from Pompeii
- Housing
- The parts of a Roman aristocratic house
- Apartments
- Country villas
- Neighborhoods, water, sanitation, and the grain supply
- Neighborhoods
- Aqueducts and the water supply
- Sewers and latrines
- The grain supply
- The daily routine
- Descriptions of the day's routine
- Waking up
- The Ornatrix
- The morning salutatio
- Business and occupations
- Workers
- Shops and workshops
- The fuller
- Religion
- The Roman gods
- Cult and worship
- Priests
- Temples
- Sacrifice and ritual
- The growth of christianity
- The army
- The army of the republic
- The army of the imperial period
- Life in the country
- Glimpses of country life
- The rustic labor force
- The baths
- The bath complex
- The bathing ritual
- Dinner parties
- The Triclinium
- Invitations to aristocratic dinners
- Luxurious dinner parties
- Bars and inns
- Eating and drinking establishments
- Inns
- Public entertainment: the theater and circus
- The theater
- The circus and chariot racing
- Public entertainment: the amphitheater
- The history of amphitheatrical games
- The amphitheater
- Gladiators
- Gladiatorial combat
- Glossary
- Authors quoted.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-341) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781585107957
- 1585107956
- OCLC:
- 924682988
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