Book

Roman life in Pliny's time

Flood and Vincent, Chatauqua-Century Press • Meadville, Pa. • Published In 1897 • Pages: i-xviii, 19-315

By: Pellisson, Maurice, Wilkinson, Maud.

Abstract

Although this work focuses on the daily life routine of the middle or upper class Roman citizen during the period of Pliny the Yongers lifetime (ca.62-113 A.D.), the researcher will also find this topic covered in more general terms for the entire period of ca. 14-102 A.D. The author, an historian, quotes extensively from the contemporary writings of the period, especially from Plinys letters, to illustrate various facets of the daily life activities. Covered in this source are such topics as education; womens status; marriage; physical aspects of the Roman house; household slaves and/or servants; mercantile business; the legal system; especially with emphasis on the bar; Roman society (e.g., social relationships, the imperial court, social duties, etiquette, dining and entertaining, and conversations): forms of amusements, with special emphasis on the gladiatorial combats in the arena; traveling; retirement; death and burial. A final chapter deals extensively with the character of Pliny and his style of writing. In general, the source complements Carcopinos work on daily life in ancient Rome (see Carcopino (1940) this collection), and presents to the reader an idea of what it must have been like to have lived during the early days of the empire.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

Europe

Sub Region

Southern Europe

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Historian

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1978

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

14-192 A.D.

Coverage Place

Rome, Italy

Notes

by Maurice Pellison ; translated from the French by Maud Wilkinson ; with an introduction by Frank Justus Miller

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

04014837

LCSH

Rome--Social life and customs