When in Rome: Social Life in Ancient Rome
A vibrant, accessible social history of Rome, from 753 BCE to the fall of the Empire some 1300 years later. To support its findings the book features hundreds of translations of inscriptions and graffiti from original authors—Roman, Greek and Jewish—and evidence culled from the visual arts, curse tablets, official records and letters both private and official. Each comes with detailed commentaries, placing them into social and historical context. The result is a fascinating survey of how Roman men, women and children lived their lives on a daily basis taking in marriage, slavery, gladiators, medicine, magic, religion, superstition and the occult; sex, work and play, education, death, housing, country life and city life. There are also chapters on domestic violence, family pets and FGM. In short, ‘When in Rome’ gives a vivid description of what the Romans really did.
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When in Rome: Social Life in Ancient Rome
A vibrant, accessible social history of Rome, from 753 BCE to the fall of the Empire some 1300 years later. To support its findings the book features hundreds of translations of inscriptions and graffiti from original authors—Roman, Greek and Jewish—and evidence culled from the visual arts, curse tablets, official records and letters both private and official. Each comes with detailed commentaries, placing them into social and historical context. The result is a fascinating survey of how Roman men, women and children lived their lives on a daily basis taking in marriage, slavery, gladiators, medicine, magic, religion, superstition and the occult; sex, work and play, education, death, housing, country life and city life. There are also chapters on domestic violence, family pets and FGM. In short, ‘When in Rome’ gives a vivid description of what the Romans really did.
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When in Rome: Social Life in Ancient Rome

When in Rome: Social Life in Ancient Rome

by Paul Chrystal
When in Rome: Social Life in Ancient Rome

When in Rome: Social Life in Ancient Rome

by Paul Chrystal

Overview

A vibrant, accessible social history of Rome, from 753 BCE to the fall of the Empire some 1300 years later. To support its findings the book features hundreds of translations of inscriptions and graffiti from original authors—Roman, Greek and Jewish—and evidence culled from the visual arts, curse tablets, official records and letters both private and official. Each comes with detailed commentaries, placing them into social and historical context. The result is a fascinating survey of how Roman men, women and children lived their lives on a daily basis taking in marriage, slavery, gladiators, medicine, magic, religion, superstition and the occult; sex, work and play, education, death, housing, country life and city life. There are also chapters on domestic violence, family pets and FGM. In short, ‘When in Rome’ gives a vivid description of what the Romans really did.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781781556047
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Publication date: 07/06/2017
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Paul Chrystal is the author of some seventy books published over the last decade, including recent publications such as Wars and Battles of the Roman Republic, Roman Military Disasters and Women and War in Ancient Greece and Rome. He is a regular contributor to history magazines, local and national newspapers and has appeared on BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service and on BBC local radio throughout Yorkshire and in Teesside and Manchester. He writes extensively for several Pen & Sword military history series including ‘Cold War 1945–1991’, ‘A History of Terror’ and ‘Military Legacy’ (of British cities).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 5

Introduction 9

1 On Being a Roman: Romanitas-What it Was and What it Meant 13

2 Family Life 22

3 Marriage, Divorce, and Adultery 60

4 Domestic and Sexual Abuse 76

5 Lifestyle Choices: Urban Living or Escape to the Country? 81

6 Food and Feasting 95

7 Medicine, Death, and Dying 109

8 Deformity and Disability 131

9 Education 144

10 The World of Work 163

11 The Moral High Ground, Corruption, and the Good Old Days 172

12 Slaves, Freedmen, and Freedwomen 186

13 Roman Women in Roman Society 203

14 The Games, Circus, Theatre, & Baths 210

15 Religion 223

16 Magic and Superstition 240

Endnotes 256

Glossary of Latin terms 267

Primary Sources Quoted & Translated in the main text 269

Further reading 272

Index 283

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