Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire

Name: Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire
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ISBN: 9780472085682

ISBN-10: 0472085689

ISBN-13: 9780472085682

Edition: N/A

Authors: David Stone Potter, David J. Mattingly

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Life, Death, and Entertainment gives those who have a general interest in Roman antiquity a starting point informed by the latest developments in scholarship for understanding the extraordinary range of Roman society. Family structure, gender identity, food supply, religion, and entertainment are all crucial to an understanding of the Roman world. As views of Roman history have broadened in recent decades to encompass a wider range of topics, the need has grown for a single volume that can offer a starting point for these diverse subjects, for readers of all backgrounds. This collection fills such a need by uniting a series of general introductions on each of these topics for the…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 3/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Figures


A Note on Papyrological and Epigraphic Sources


Introduction




Social Structures and Demography



The Roman Family




Elite Male Identity in the Roman Empire




Roman Demography




Religion



Roman Religion: Ideas and Actions




Bread and Circuses



Feeding the City: The Organization, Operation, and Scale of the Supply System for Rome




Amusing the Masses: Buildings for Entertainment and Leisure in the Roman World




Entertainers in the Roman Empire



Bibliography


Index