Daily life in ancient Rome; the people and the city at the height of the empire, by Jérôme Carcopino, edited with bibliography and notes by Henry T. Rowell. Translated from the French by E. O. Lorimer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New Haven, Yale university press, 1940.Description: xv, 342 p. front., plates, plan 25 cmUniform titles:
  • Vie quotidienne à Rome à l'apogée de l'empire
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 937.6
LOC classification:
  • DG78 .C32
Contents:
pt. I. The Physical and Moral Background of Roman Life. The Extent and Population of the City: The splendour of the Urbs ; The precincts of Rome and the city's true extent ; The growth of the city's population -- Houses and Streets: Modern aspects of the Roman house ; Archaic aspects of the Roman house ; Streets and traffic -- Society and Social Classes: Romans and foreigners ; Slavery and manumission ; The confusion of social values ; Living standards and the plutocracy -- Marriage, Woman, and the Family: The weakening of paternal authority ; Betrothal and marriage ; The Roman matron ; Feminism and demoralisation ; Divorce and the instability of the family -- Education and Religion: Symptoms of decomposition ; Primary education ; The routine teaching of the grammarian ; Impractical rhetoric ; The decay of traditional religion ; The progress of Oriental mysticism ; The advent of Christianity -- pt. II. The Day's Routine. The Morning: The days and hours of the Roman calendar ; The Roman begins the day ; The barber ; The matron dresses -- Occupations: The duties of a "client" ; Businessmen and manual labourers ; Justice and politics ; Public readings -- Shows and Spectacles: "Panem et circenses" ; The employment of leisure ; The races ; The theatre ; The amphitheatre ; Late opposition -- Afternoon and Evening: Strolling, gaming, and pleasure ; The baths ; Dinner.
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pt. I. The Physical and Moral Background of Roman Life. The Extent and Population of the City: The splendour of the Urbs ; The precincts of Rome and the city's true extent ; The growth of the city's population -- Houses and Streets: Modern aspects of the Roman house ; Archaic aspects of the Roman house ; Streets and traffic -- Society and Social Classes: Romans and foreigners ; Slavery and manumission ; The confusion of social values ; Living standards and the plutocracy -- Marriage, Woman, and the Family: The weakening of paternal authority ; Betrothal and marriage ; The Roman matron ; Feminism and demoralisation ; Divorce and the instability of the family -- Education and Religion: Symptoms of decomposition ; Primary education ; The routine teaching of the grammarian ; Impractical rhetoric ; The decay of traditional religion ; The progress of Oriental mysticism ; The advent of Christianity -- pt. II. The Day's Routine. The Morning: The days and hours of the Roman calendar ; The Roman begins the day ; The barber ; The matron dresses -- Occupations: The duties of a "client" ; Businessmen and manual labourers ; Justice and politics ; Public readings -- Shows and Spectacles: "Panem et circenses" ; The employment of leisure ; The races ; The theatre ; The amphitheatre ; Late opposition -- Afternoon and Evening: Strolling, gaming, and pleasure ; The baths ; Dinner.