Daily life in ancient Rome : a sourcebook
Brian K. Harvey (Editor, Translator)
"This book is first and foremost about the Romans themselves: who they were, how they defined themselves, where they lived and what they did to live their lives. ... The current volume is a sourcebook, a collection of evidence from the Roman world in the form of primary sources: texts, artifacts, and architecture that were created by the Romans themselves."--Preface
Print Book,English, 2016
Focus, an imprint of Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 2016
Sources
xii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9781585107957, 1585107956
924682988
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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