Living in ancient Rome
Bancroft-Hunt, Norman2009
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Examines daily life across all strata of Roman society, from the senatorial order to the plebs & slaves. From food to religious beliefs, the Roman family, Roman Calendar, Roman gods, water supply & the importance of games & theater in everyday life.
Main title:
Living in ancient Rome / by Norman Bancroft Hunt
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Imprint:
New York Chelsea House 2009
Collation:
96 p. colour illustrations maps
Series title:
Audience:
SecondaryGeneral
Contents:
Introduction: Place in history - What Rome did for us - Italy's landscape and climate - A brief history of Rome, 753 BCE-AD 476 - Table of major dates - The Roman family at home: The Paterfamilias and marriage - Children in the Roman home - Education for the wealthy and the middle classes - Roman books and literature - Medicine, illness, and death - A Roman domus - The matron's role and slaves - Daily Roman meals - In the kitchen of a wealthy domus - High-rise living - Roman clothes and fashion - Life in the country - A working life: Date and time-Roman punctuality - Coming of age - A Senator's day - Shops and shopkeepers - The major crafts - Builders and building - Farming - A life under arms - Economy and Roman law: The amazing Roman road network - Along a Roman road - Military and merchant shipping - Pots and warehousing - Money, banking, and treasuries - The Roman legal system - Crime and punishment - The Roman water supply - Religion and relaxation: Spirits, deities, and a State religion - Gods and goddesses - The major religious festivals - In the arena - A day at the races - The theater and domestic games - A day at the baths - Glossary - Index.
ISBN:
9780816063406 (ebook)
Dewey class:
937 LIV
Local class:
937
Language:
English
BRN:
61819
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | 937 LIV | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |