Daily Life of the Ancient Romans

Use this fascinating reference resource to find out what it meant to be a typical Ancient Roman. Using plenty of anecdotal material written by Romans themselves, this volume explores the ins and outs of daily living for ordinary people, from their homes, to the foods they ate, to the sports and games they enjoyed. The ancient civilization is brought to life, and students can easily make comparisons between the people of that culture and the people of our own, discovering the similarities and differences between the two.

Many different aspects of life in Ancient Rome are presented to provide a full and varied picture. Discover what the education system was like and what the critics had to say about it. Find out who the most successful gladiators and charioteers were, the equivalent of our modern-day sports superstars. Examine what life was like for slaves. These details and more help to provide an understanding of this ancient society that at first glance may seem very foreign but that upon closer study seems to have much in common with modern day society.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Education

Slavery

Food and Dining

Housing

Travel

Politics

Family Life

The Relaxed Romans

Sports/Amusements

Religion

Retirement

Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

David Matz is professor of classical languages at St. Bonaventure University, NY. He has authored six books on Greek and Roman history and culture.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David Matz, Matz David
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 17 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.10.2001
• EAN: 9780313303265
• ISBN: 978-0-313-30326-5
• Seiten: 216
• Gewicht: 510 g
• Serie: The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Cultural Studies, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ancient Rome, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, World History: Culture