Daily life in ancient Rome : a sourcebook / edited and translated, with an introduction, by Brian K. Harvey.
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- ISBN: 9781585107957 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1585107956 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Indianapolis : Focus, an imprint of Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., [2016]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-341) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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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Daily Life in Ancient Rome : A Sourcebook
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Table of Contents
Daily Life in Ancient Rome : A Sourcebook
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Preface | p. xi | |
Chapter 1 | A Short History of the Empire | p. 1 |
The Monarchy | p. 1 | |
The Early Republic | p. 2 | |
The Fall of the Republic | p. 3 | |
The Empire | p. 3 | |
The Late Empire | p. 5 | |
Chapter 2 | The Structure of Society | p. 7 |
Citizenship | p. 7 | |
Defining the Aristocracy: Birth and Wealth | p. 13 | |
The Poor | p. 17 | |
Chapter 3 | Virtue and Vice | p. 21 |
Roman Virtue | p. 21 | |
Exemplary Virtues | p. 29 | |
Social versus Legal Constraints | p. 32 | |
Moral Decay and Its Ramifications | p. 33 | |
Examples of Vice | p. 36 | |
Chapter 4 | The Family | p. 40 |
The Familia and the Paterfamilias | p. 40 | |
Marriage | p. 45 | |
Divorce, Adultery, and Marital Problems | p. 52 | |
Chapter 5 | Women | p. 59 |
The Traditional View of Roman Women | p. 59 | |
Male Control of Women | p. 66 | |
Negative Depictions of Women | p. 69 | |
Empowered Women | p. 74 | |
Chapter 6 | Children | p. 79 |
Constraints on Population Growth | p. 79 | |
Birth and Infancy | p. 85 | |
Childhood | p. 88 | |
Education | p. 89 | |
Roman Pets | p. 97 | |
Chapter 7 | Slaves | p. 99 |
The Institution of Slavery | p. 99 | |
Rural Slaves | p. 101 | |
Urban Slaves | p. 103 | |
The Treatment of Slaves | p. 107 | |
Freedmen | p. 117 | |
Chapter 8 | Three Cities in Italy | p. 121 |
Rome | p. 121 | |
Ostia | p. 129 | |
Pompeii | p. 133 | |
Chapter 9 | The Urban Experience | p. 142 |
Literary Scenes of Busy Streets | p. 142 | |
Graffiti from Pompeii | p. 144 | |
Chapter 10 | Housing | p. 151 |
The Parts of a Roman Aristocratic House | p. 151 | |
Apartments | p. 157 | |
Country Villas | p. 161 | |
Chapter 11 | Neighborhoods, Water, Sanitation, and the Grain Supply | p. 164 |
Neighborhoods | p. 164 | |
Aqueducts and the Water Supply | p. 169 | |
Sewers and Latrines | p. 172 | |
The Grain Supply | p. 174 | |
Chapter 12 | The Daily Routine | p. 181 |
Descriptions of the Day's Routine | p. 181 | |
Waking Up | p. 184 | |
The Ornatrix | p. 188 | |
The Morning Salutatio | p. 194 | |
Chapter 13 | Business and Occupations | p. 198 |
Workers | p. 199 | |
Shops and Workshops | p. 206 | |
The Fuller | p. 208 | |
Chapter 14 | Religion | p. 211 |
The Roman Gods | p. 211 | |
Cult and Worship | p. 213 | |
Priests | p. 216 | |
Temples | p. 219 | |
Sacrifice and Ritual | p. 222 | |
The Growth of Christianity | p. 226 | |
Chapter 15 | The Army | p. 229 |
The Army of the Republic | p. 229 | |
The Army of the Imperial Period | p. 235 | |
Chapter 16 | Life in the Country | p. 244 |
Glimpses of Country Life | p. 244 | |
The Rustic Labor Force | p. 252 | |
Chapter 17 | The Baths | p. 256 |
The Bath Complex | p. 257 | |
The Bathing Ritual | p. 265 | |
Chapter 18 | Dinner Parties | p. 272 |
The Triclinium | p. 272 | |
Invitations to Aristocratic Dinners | p. 274 | |
Luxurious Dinner Parties | p. 278 | |
Chapter 19 | Bars and Inns | p. 283 |
Eating and Drinking Establishments | p. 283 | |
Inns | p. 290 | |
Chapter 20 | Public Entertainment: The Theater and Circus | p. 294 |
The Theater | p. 294 | |
The Circus and Chariot Racing | p. 300 | |
Chapter 21 | Public Entertainment: The Amphitheater | p. 309 |
The History of Amphitheatrical Games | p. 309 | |
The Amphitheater | p. 312 | |
Gladiators | p. 316 | |
Gladiatorial Combat | p. 320 | |
Glossary | p. 324 | |
Works Quoted | p. 331 | |
Bibliography | p. 338 | |
Index | p. 343 |