When in Rome : social life in ancient Rome / Paul Chrystal.

"When in Rome is a vibrant and accessible social history of Rome, from 753 BCE to the fall of the Empire some 1,300 years later. To support its findings, this volume features hundreds of translations from original authors, both Roman and Greek. Additionally, it contains evidence taken from the visu...

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Main Author: Chrystal, Paul (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Oxford, UK] ; [Charleston, S.C.] : Fonthill Media, 2017.
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Physical Description:286 pages,16 unnumbered pages of color plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a On being a Roman: Romanitas - what it was and what it meant -- Family life -- Marriage, divorce, and adultery -- Domestic and sexual abuse -- Lifestyle choices: urband living or escape to the country? -- Food and feasting -- Medicine, death, and dying -- Deformity and disability -- Education -- The world of work -- The moral high ground, corruption, and the good old days -- Slaves, freedmen, and freedwomen -- Roman women in Roman society -- The games, circus, theatre, & baths -- Religion -- Magic and superstition. 
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