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Populus - Living and dying in the wealth, smoke and din of ancient Rome (Paperback)
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A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best
historians of the ancient world Living in ancient Rome was one of
the most intense experiences in human history. It was also superbly
and vividly recorded by Rome's historians and poets who were
acutely aware of the seething and voluptuous nature of a city that
ruled the known world. Populus takes the reader into a world of
violent politics, disorder, unspeakably brutal entertainments,
extravagance, decadence, eroticism, exotica, and staggering
inequality, participated in daily by the Roman people from the
hyper-rich elite to the lowliest slaves. All this was presided over
by the emperors who ranged from the wise and benign to the
murderously insane. This drama was set against the backdrop of the
city itself and its startling architectural achievements that
overwhelmed contemporaries and still do today. Guy de la Bédoyère
has recreated the great drama of life in Rome in the days of the
emperors, from eking out an existence in servitude to luxury in the
imperial palaces, enjoying a day at the races, rioting in the
streets, making do in a tenement block, plotting to assassinate an
emperor, worshipping any one of a multitude of gods, witnessing an
imperial triumph, and commemorating the dead. This is the powerful
story of the people of Rome, written by the author as his personal
homage to a civilization that has absorbed him for half a century.
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Imprint: |
Abacus
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2024 |
Authors: |
Guy de la Bédoyère
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Dimensions: |
234 x 153mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
512 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4087-1559-8 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-4087-1559-7 |
Barcode: |
9781408715598 |
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