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
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.