Living in Ancient Rome

Cover......Page 1
ISBN 978-0-8160-6340-6......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
Place in History......Page 7
What Rome Did for Us......Page 8
Italy’s Landscape and Climate......Page 9
A Brief History of Rome, 753 BCE–CE 476......Page 11
Table of Major Dates......Page 15
The Paterfamilias and Marriage......Page 17
Children in the Roman Home......Page 19
Education for the Wealthy and the Middle Classes......Page 21
Roman Books and Literature......Page 23
Medicine, Illness, and Death......Page 25
A Roman Domus......Page 27
The Matron’s Role and Slaves......Page 29
Daily Roman Meals......Page 31
In the Kitchen of a Wealthy Domus......Page 33
High-Rise Living......Page 36
Roman Clothes and Fashion......Page 37
Life in the Country......Page 39
Date and Time—Roman Punctuality......Page 41
Coming of Age......Page 43
A Senator’s Day......Page 45
Shops and Shopkeepers......Page 47
The Major Crafts......Page 49
Builders and Building......Page 53
Farming......Page 55
A Life Under Arms......Page 57
The Amazing Roman Road Network......Page 62
Along a Roman Road......Page 63
Military and Merchant Shipping......Page 65
Ports and Warehousing......Page 67
Money, Banking, and Treasuries......Page 69
The Roman Legal System......Page 71
Crime and Punishment......Page 73
The Roman Water Supply......Page 75
Spirits, Deities, and a State Religion......Page 77
Gods and Goddesses......Page 79
The Major Religious Festivals......Page 81
In the Arena......Page 84
A Day at the Races......Page 85
The Theater and Domestic Games......Page 89
A Day at the Baths......Page 91
Glossary......Page 95
Index......Page 97