Invisible Romans /

Invisible Romans / / Robert Knapp.

What survives from the Roman Empire is largely the words and lives of the rich and powerful: emperors, philosophers, senators. Yet the privilege and decadence often associated with the Roman elite was underpinned by the toils and tribulations of the common citizens. Here, the eminent historian Rober...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
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Knapp, Robert,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (400 p.) :; 30 color illustrations, 32 halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. In the Middle: Ordinary Men
  • 2. Lives of Their Own: Ordinary Women
  • 3. Subjection and Survival: The Poor
  • 4. Coping in Bondage: Slaves
  • 5. After Slavery: Freedmen
  • 6. A Living at Arms: Soldiers
  • 7. Sex for Sale: Prostitutes
  • 8. Fame and Death: Gladiators
  • 9. Beyond the Law: Bandits and Pirates
  • Valedictory
  • Sources
  • Further Reading
  • A Who’s Who and What’s What of Literary Evidence
  • Abbreviations
  • Note on Translations
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Figures
  • List of Illustrations
  • Index

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