Book
Daily life in ancient Rome: the people and the city at the height of the empire
Yale University Press • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 1940 • Pages:
By: Carcopino, Jérôme, Rowell, Henry T., Lorimer, E. O. (Emily Overend).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The material in this document deals with the city and empire of Rome during the Imperial Period of Roman History (27 B.C. û 476 A.D.), when Roman power and prosperity were at their height. The document, written by a well-known scholar and historian, uses data not only from recent studies on ancient Rome, but also from the literature, epigraphy and archaeology of the period, with particular emphasis on the writings of Juvenal, Martial, Suetonius, Petronius, Pliny the Younger (and Elder), and Seneca. Data are arranged in a logical sequence starting with a chapter on the extent and size of the city, its houses and streets, social structure, the status of Roman woman, marriage and the family, education and religion, the daily routine, occupations, shows and spectacles (including drama and the gladiatorial combats in the amphitheater), and closing with leisure time events of the afternoon and evening, such as games, gambling, use of the public baths, and dining. Footnotes of a bibliographical or informational nature that appear scattered throughout the body of the text will be found at the end of the document (see pp. 289-318).
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Imperial Romans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Europe
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1976
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Imperial Roman Period (27 B.C.-476 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Rome, Italy
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jérôme Carcopino ; edited with bibliography and notes by Henry T. Rowell ; translated from the French by E. O. Lorimer
- Translation of: [Vie quotidienne à Rome à l'apogée de l'empire]
- 'Published on the foundation established in memory of Oliver Baty Cunningham of the class of 1917, Yale college.'
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-288)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 40034290
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Rome--Social life and customs/Rome (Italy)--History--To 476