Daily Life in the Roman City

GREGORY S. ALDRETE is Associate Professor of History and Humanistic Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He is the author of Gestures and Acclamations in Ancient Rome (1999), and editor of The Ancient World volume in The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life (Greenwood, 2004).

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Roman CitiesHistory of Ancient RomeInfrastructure of Ancient RomeGovernment of Ancient RomeThe People of Ancient RomeLiving and Dying in Ancient RomeDangers of Life in Ancient RomePleasures of Life in Ancient RomeEntertainment in Ancient RomeReligion in Ancient RomeThe Emperors and Ancient RomeThe Economy and Ancient RomeOstia: An Industrial Port CityPompeii: A Time-Capsule of Roman Daily LifeConclusion: Three Visions of Roman Urbanism: Rome, Ostia, and PompeiiAppendix I: A Brief Guide to Understanding Roman NamesAppendix II: A Brief Guide to Roman Timekeeping and the CalendarAppendix III: A Brief Guide to Roman Clothing and AppearanceAppendix IV: A Brief Guide to Roman Construction TechniquesAppendix V: The History of the City of Rome from Antiquity to TodayAppendix VI: Timeline of Roman HistoryBibliographyPrimary SourcesSecondary Sources

This is the type of book I could have done with as a newly qualified teacher… Aldrete has written an extraordinarily compact book on Roman history and society. He has a gift for condensing a huge amount of information into an accessible, readable form… I recommend this book for classroom and library use in schools. Undergraduates embarking on classical studies would also find it useful, as would anyone about to teach Classical Civilization with little specific knowledge.