Daily Life in Ancient Rome
The People and the City at the Height of the Empire
by Jérôme Carcopino
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appears in Ancient Rome, History, and Nonfiction.
This classic book brings to life imperial Rome as it was during the second century A.D., the time of Trajan and Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, and Commodus. It was a period marked by lavish displays of wealth, a dazzling cultural mix, and the advent of Christianity. The splendor and squalor of the city, the spectacles, and the day?s routines are reconst...
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