Daily Life in Ancient Rome: A Sourcebook

Synopsis

This Book Is First And Foremost About The Romans Themselves: Who They Were, How They Defined Themselves, Where They Lived And What They Dd 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. 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 Vs. 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 -- Authors Quoted. Edited And Translated, With An Introduction, By Brian K. Harvey. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 331-341) And Index.