The Roman street : urban life and society in Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Rome / Jeremy Hartnett, Wabash College.

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"Every day Roman urbanites took to the street for myriad tasks, from hawking vegetables and worshipping local deities to simply loitering and socializing. Hartnett takes readers into this thicket of activity as he repopulates Roman streets with their full range of sensations, participants, and event...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hartnett, Jeremy (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Rome > Social life and customs.
Street life > Rome > History.
City and town life > Rome > History.
Streets > Rome > History.
Public spaces > Rome > History.
Pompeii (Extinct city) > Social life and customs.
Herculaneum (Extinct city) > Social life and customs.
Rome (Italy) > Social life and customs.
Rome (Italy) > History > To 476.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
City and town life.
Manners and customs.
Public spaces.
Street life.
Streets.
Italy > Herculaneum (Extinct city)
Italy > Pompeii (Extinct city)
Italy > Rome.
Rome (Empire)
To 476
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xv, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Format: Book

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