Daily life in ancient Rome : a sourcebook

Weitere Verfasser: Harvey, Brian K.,
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Indianapolis : Focus, an imprint of Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., [2016].
Umfang/Format: xii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Focus book
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Imperium Romanum
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505 0 |a 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 versus 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 -- Works quoted. 
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