These Were the Romans

by Tingay, Graham I F; Badcock, John

• ISBN13: 9780802312853
• ISBN10: 0802312853
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-03-01
• Publisher: INGRAM

Summary

"It is extremely readable, consistently entertaining...No book that tells the reader that the Romans slept in their underwear and debates whether or not they brushed their teeth is without merit" - New England Classical Newsletter. "One of the key el

Table of Contents

Preface	iv	(1)
Introduction: What You Will Find in These Were the Romans	v	(1)
Acknowledgements	vi
1 The Growth of Rome	1	(13)
2 Peoples of Italy	14	(7)
3 Houses	21	(11)
4 City	32	(11)
5 The History of the Success and Failure of the Republic	43	(12)
6 Imperium: How Rome Acquired and Governed Its Empire	55	(8)
7 Roads	63	(7)
8 Growing Up	70	(10)
9 A Politician's Progress	80	(10)
10 Writing and Writers	90	(8)
11 The First Emperors	98	(9)
12 Imperial City	107	(14)
13 Work and Slaves	121	(10)
14 Every Day	131	(9)
15 Entertainment	140	(10)
16 Literary Legacy	150	(11)
17 Gods and Men	161	(10)
18 Provinces	171	(10)
19 Army	181	(10)
20 From Order to Chaos	191	(11)
21 Rome's Legacy	202	(14)
Appendix A: The Latin Language	216	(1)
Appendix B: Latin Numerals	217	(1)
Date-chart	218	(3)
Questions	221	(9)
Further Reading	230	(3)
Index	233