Showing Daily Life in Ancient Rome by Jérôme Carcopino

Paperback. Pub Date: 1991 Pages: 368 Publisher: Penguin In this portrait of life in Ancient Rome. the author begins by Painting a backcloth on which the Social Political Cultural and Religious aspects of the community are drawn He enlarges on the details of everyday life. following the typical routine of a normal day from dawn to dinner and the talk that continued long into the night. This study. which includes a bibliography and notes by Professor Rowell. describes the houses and multi-storeyed apartments of the city of over a million inhabitants. the social classes from senators to slaves and the Roman family and the position of women.