Daily Life in Ancient Rome

Download or read book Daily Life in Ancient Rome written by Jérôme Carcopino and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1956 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.