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In 'Everyday Life in Ancient Rome,' Lionel Casson offers a lively introduction to the society of the times. Instead of following the standard procedure of social history, he presents a series of vignettes focusing on the "ways of life" of various members of that society, from the slave to the emperor.
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The author offers an introduction to the society of ancient Rome. He presents a series of vignettes focusing on the "way of life" of various members of that society, from slave to emperor. The book opens with a description of the historical context and includes an examination of topics such as the family, religion, urban and rural life and leisure activities. This revised edition includes two new chapters as well as full documentation of sources.
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An evocative study of the average Roman: when he got up, when he ate, how he earned a living and why a career in the army was greatly sought after, in spite of the dangers. -- Time Traveler's Guide to the Roman Empire, Channel4.com
Author Biography
Lionel Casson is professor emeritus of classics at New York University and has written many books about life in the ancient world, including Travel in the Ancient World, and Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World, both available from Johns Hopkins.
Table of Contents
List of IllustrationsPrefaceChapter 1. The TimesChapter 2. The Family Chapter 3. On The FarmChapter 4. In The CityChapter 5. A Roman GentlemanChapter 6. The SlaveChapter 7. Two Resurrected CitiesChapter 8. The SoldierChapter 9. Many GodsChapter 10. Fun and GamesChapter 11. On The roadChapter 12. The EngineerChapter 13. The EmperorAppendix: Table of Roman EmperorsAbbreviationsNotesIndex
Review
A series of concise sketches of key phases of life in the Roman world during its greatest period, the era of peace and prosperity in the first and second centuries A.D. Of Ages Past Magazine I was reading one of Casson's books [ Everyday Life in Ancient Rome] while waiting for [my daughter]... She was late, which would ordinarily have thrown me into a fever of apprehension, but on this occasion I was so wrapped up in the book, I didn't notice. In fact, when she did come back, quite late, I was annoyed because she had interrupted me before I had finished the book. I told Casson this, and he was infinitely pleased. -- Isaac Asimov I. Asimov: A Memoir
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An evocative study of the average Roman: when he got up, when he ate, how he earned a living and why a career in the army was greatly sought after, in spite of the dangers. -- Time Traveler's Guide to the Roman Empire, Channel4.com
Long Description
''This book presents a series of concise sketches of key phases of life in the Roman world during its greatest period, the peaceful and prosperous years of the first and second centuries A.D.: what life was like in the city, in the countryside, on the road; what it was like in the various levels of society . . . The sketches are fashioned to reveal how the inevitable cycle from birth to death that we all share played out in the circumstances of this very special age.''-from the preface In Everyday Life in Ancient Rome, Lionel Casson offers a lively introduction to the society of the times. Instead of following the standard procedure of social history, he presents a series of vignettes focusing on the ''ways of life'' of various members of that society, from the slave to the emperor. The book opens with a description of the historical context and includes examination of topics such as the family, religion, urban and rural life, and leisure activities. This revised edition of Casson's engaging work, originally published in 1975 as Daily Life in Ancient Rome, includes two new chapters as well as full documentation of the sources. ''I was reading one of Casson's books [Everyday Life in Ancient Rome] while waiting for [my daughter] . . . She was late, which would ordinarily have thrown me into a fever of apprehension, but on this occasion I was so wrapped up in the book, I didn't notice. In fact, when she did come back, quite late, I was annoyed because she had interrupted me before I had finished the book. I told Casson this, and he was infinitely pleased.''-Isaac Asimov, from I. Asimov: A Memoir
Review Text
""I was reading one of Casson's books [ Everyday Life in Ancient Rome ] while waiting for [my daughter]... She was late, which would ordinarily have thrown me into a fever of apprehension, but on this occasion I was so wrapped up in the book, I didn't notice. In fact, when she did come back, quite late, I was annoyed because she had interrupted me before I had finished the book. I told Casson this, and he was infinitely pleased.""
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I was reading one of Casson's books [ Everyday Life in Ancient Rome ] while waiting for [my daughter]... She was late, which would ordinarily have thrown me into a fever of apprehension, but on this occasion I was so wrapped up in the book, I didn't notice. In fact, when she did come back, quite late, I was annoyed because she had interrupted me before I had finished the book. I told Casson this, and he was infinitely pleased.
Excerpt from Book
"This book presents a series of concise sketches of key phases of life in the Roman world during its greatest period, the peaceful and prosperous years of the first and second centuries A.D.: what life was like in the city, in the countryside, on the road; what it was like in the various levels of society . . . The sketches are fashioned to reveal how the inevitable cycle from birth to death that we all share played out in the circumstances of this very special age."--from Everyday Live in Ancient Rome
Details ISBN0801859921 Author Lionel Casson Short Title EVERYDAY LIFE IN ANCIENT ROME Pages 184 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0801859921 ISBN-13 9780801859922 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 937 Year 1999 Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Birth 1914 Audience Age 17 Residence US Death 2009 DOI 10.1604/9780801859922 NZ Release Date 1999-03-29 US Release Date 1999-03-29 UK Release Date 1999-03-29 Edition Description revised and expanded edition Publication Date 1999-03-29 Alternative 9780801859915 Illustrations 15 Illustrations, black and white Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1999-01-31 We've got this
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