A cabinet of Roman curiosities : strange tales and surprising facts from the world's greatest empire / J. C. McKeown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKeown, J. C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Roman.

Rome--Civilization--Miscellanea.

Rome.

Rome--History--Miscellanea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here is a whimsical and captivating collection of odd facts, strange beliefs, outlandish opinions, and other highly amusing trivia of the ancient Romans. We tend to think of the Romans as a pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army, an exemplary legal system, and a precise and elegant language. A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities shows that the Romans were equally capable of bizarre superstitions, logic-defying customs, and often hilariously derisive views of their fellow Romans and non-Romans. Classicist J. C. McKeown has organized the entries in this entertaining volume around major theme

Contents:

CONTENTS; CHAPTER I: Family Life; CHAPTER II: Women; CHAPTER III: Names; CHAPTER IV: Education; CHAPTER V: The Army; CHAPTER VI: Romans at Sea; CHAPTER VII: The Law; CHAPTER VIII: Farming; CHAPTER IX: Medicine; CHAPTER X: Religion and Superstition; CHAPTER XI: The Life of the Mind; CHAPTER XII: Foreigners; CHAPTER XIII: Slaves; CHAPTER XIV: Animals; CHAPTER XV: Spectacles; CHAPTER XVI: Food and Drink; CHAPTER XVII: Decadence; CHAPTER XVIII: Buildings; CHAPTER XIX: Pompeii and Herculaneum; CHAPTER XX: Toilets; CHAPTER XXI: Not for the Puritanical; CHAPTER XXII: Tempus Fugit

CHAPTER XXIII: Kings, Consuls, and EmperorsGLOSSARY; THE COIN IMAGES; ILLUSTRATION CREDITS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-19-975278-8

1-282-54353-9

9786612543531

0-19-975052-1

OCLC:

609863715