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Life in Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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Life in Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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Ancient Rome, as a subject, has always attracted and fascinated
people. The extent of its vast empire, much of it a result of its
efficient military power, was such that many Romans believed that
they governed the whole world, as it was then known, and that its
was their right and destiny to do this. That empire has influenced
later civilisations and its classical tradition can be seen in our
own day in such diverse areas as language, customs, architecture
and modes of thought. Visitors to Rome, throughout the centuries,
have marvelled at its monuments and speculated on the lives of its
people. This book, concentrating on life in the city of Rome in the
late republic and the empire, also takes examples from Rome's
provinces. Readers will have the opportunity to gain knowledge of
people through Rome's government, administration, economy and
trade. They can contemplate how ordinary Romans lived their daily
lives - how they worshipped, travelled, fed themselves, entertained
and were entertained. It cannot be denied that Roman society could
be a cruel one especially to those who opposed it or lived on its
fringes, but it tried to establish a just and reasonable form of
government for the whole of its empire. Much of the evidence comes
from the writings of those who lived in that society, one in which
they were proud and honoured to be a citizen of Rome.
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