Multisensory living in Ancient Rome : power and space in Roman houses / Hannah Platts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Platts, Hannah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Domestic--Rome.

Architecture, Domestic.

Senses and sensation.

Rome--Social conditions.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xviii, 337 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Classicists have long wondered what everyday life was like in ancient Greece and Rome. How, for example, did the slaves, visitors, inhabitants or owners experience the same home differently? And how did owners manipulate the spaces of their homes to demonstrate control or social hierarchy? To answer these questions, Hannah Platts draws on a diverse range of evidence and an innovative amalgamation of methodological approaches to explore multisensory experience - auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory and visual - in domestic environments in Rome, Pompeii and Herculaneum for the first time, from the first century BCE to the second century CE. Moving between social registers and locations, from non-elite urban dwellings to lavish country villas, each chapter takes the reader through a different type of room and offers insights into the reasons, emotions and cultural factors behind perception, recording and control of bodily senses in the home, as well as their sociological implications. Multisensory Living in Ancient Rome will appeal to all students and researchers interested in Roman daily life and domestic architecture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Smelling, Touching, Hearing, Tasting and Seeing the Roman Home

Sensing Status? : Multisensory Awareness and Power Display in the Roman Domestic Realm

The Impact of Streetscapes on the Domestic Realm

Initial Perceptions: Controlling Access and Multisensory Experience in the Atrium-Tablinum.

"Public" and "Private": Multisensory Perception and the Roman cubiculum

Beyond Taste: The Multisensory Experience of Roman Dining in the Domestic Sphere

Housing the Foul: Kitchens and Toilets in the Roman Home

Conclusion: Sensing Status

Approaching a Lived Experience of the Roman House.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Platts, Hannah, Multisensory living in ancient rome

ISBN:

9781788312998

1788312996

OCLC:

1108788406