As The Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History

by: Shelton, J.-A.

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 Revised to include new selections and updated bibliographical material, the second edition of this popular sourcebook offers a rich, revealing look at everyday Roman life. It provides clear, lively translations of a fascinating array of documents drawn from Latin and Greek source material--from personal letters, farming manuals, medical texts, and recipes to poetry, graffiti, and tombstone inscriptions. Each selection has been translated into readable, contemporary English. This new edition includes more than 50 additional selections that introduce new topics and expand coverage of existing topics. In addition, the commentary on all the selections has been revised to reflect the recent scholarship of social and cultural historians. Extensive annotations, abundant biographical notes, maps, appendices, cross-references to related topics, and a newly-updated bibliography provide readers with the historical and cultural background material necessary to appreciate the selections. Arranged thematically into chapters on family life, housing, education, entertainment, religion, and other important topics, the translations reveal the ambitions and aspirations not only of the upper class, but of the average Roman citizen as well. They tell of the success and failure of Rome's grandiose imperialist policies and also of the pleasures and hardships of everyday life. Wide-ranging and lively, the second edition of As the Romans Did offers the most lucid account available of Roman life in all its diversity. Ideal for courses in Ancient Roman History, Social History of Rome, Roman Civilization, and Classics, it will also appeal to readers interested in ancient history.

Contents:
Introduction
The structure of Roman society
Families
Marriage
Housing and city life
Domestic and personal concerns
Education
Occupations
Slaves
Freedmen and freedwomen
Government and politics
The Roman army
The provinces
Women in Roman society
Leisure and entertainment
Religion and philosophy

Subjects:
Histoire sociale Jusqu'à 500
Quelle
Roma Condicions socials Edat antiga Fonts
Rome (Empire)
Rome 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire) Sources
Rome Conditions sociales
Rome History Sources
Rome Moeurs et coutumes
Rome Social conditions
Rome Social conditions Sources
Romeinse oudheid
Römisches Reich
Social conditions
Social history
Social history To 500
Social structure
Social structure Rome
Social structure Rome Sources
Sociale geschiedenis
Sozialgeschichte
Structure sociale Rome
To 500

xxv, 483 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

As The Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History

by: Shelton, J.-A.

• ISBN-13: 9780195089745 / 978-0-19-508974-5
• ISBN-03: 019508974X / 0-19-508974-X
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998

Price: 45,00 EURO

1 copy in stock