Daily Life in the Roman City

Although most Romans lived outside urban centers the core of Roman civilization lay in its cities. Throughout the empire these citiesmodeled as they were after Romewere strikingly alike. In Gregory Aldretes exhaustive account readers can peer into the inner workings of daily life in ancient Rome and examine the history infrastructure government and economy of Rome; its emperors; and its inhabitantstheir life and death dangers and pleasures entertainment and religion.Aldrete also shows how Roman cities differed. To accomplish this comparison in addition to Rome he explores Ostia an industrial port town and Pompeii the doomed playground of the rich. Daily Life in the Roman City includes a chronology maps numerous illustrations useful appendices (on names the Roman calendar clothing and appearance and construction techniques) a bibliography and an index.This volume is ideal for high school and college students and for others wishing to examine the realities of life in ancient Rome.