What survives from the Roman Empire is largely the words and lives of the rich and powerful: emperors, philosophers, senators. Yet the privilege and decadence often associated with the Roman elite was underpinned by the toils and tribulations of the common citizens. Here, the eminent historian Robert Knapp brings those invisible inhabitants of Rome and its vast empire to light.
He seeks out the ordinary folk―laboring men, housewives, prostitutes, freedmen, slaves, soldiers, and gladiators―who formed the backbone of the ancient Roman world, and the outlaws and pirates who lay beyond it. He finds their traces in the nooks and crannies of the histories, treatises, plays, and poetry created by the elite. Everyday people come alive through original sources as varied as graffiti, incantations, magical texts, proverbs, fables, astrological writings, and even the New Testament.
Knapp offers a glimpse into a world far removed from our own, but one that resonates through history. Invisible Romans allows us to see how Romans sought on a daily basis to survive and thrive under the afflictions of disease, war, and violence, and to control their fates before powers that variously oppressed and ignored them.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 20306555-n
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0674284224
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0674284224
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0674284224
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new0674284224
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0674284224xvz189zvxnew
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0674284224-new
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0674284224
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # QCO--0045
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 20306555-n