Life and Leisure in Ancient Rome (Phoenix Press Daily Life)

Balsdon, J.P.V.D.

ISBN 10: 1842125931 / ISBN 13: 9781842125939

Published by Phoenix, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life and Leisure in Ancient Rome (Phoenix Press Daily Life)
• Publisher: Phoenix
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842125931
• ISBN 13: 9781842125939
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

How did average Romans live out each year, conduct their family life, rear and educate their children? What about slaves in the household? How did people enjoy themselves--did they travel or go to the theater? And, how were those famed gladiators trained? From a wide variety of sources--writers, inscriptions, papyri, mosaics, stones, even graffiti--the answers to these question come into sharp relief. "By far the best single volume on the subject."--The Guardian.

About the Author

Dr J.P.V.D. Balsdon was a fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, where he lectured in Ancient History. He was President of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, a Member of the Council of the British School at Rome and a Fellow of the British Academy.