Parkin / Pomeroy Roman Social History

A Sourcebook
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-1-134-09124-9
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 408 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

This Sourcebook contains a comprehensive collection of sources on the topic of the social history of the Roman world during the late Republic and the first two centuries AD.

Designed to form the basis for courses in Roman social history, this excellent resource covers original translations from sources such as inscriptions, papyri, and legal texts. Topics include:

- social inequality and class

- games, gladiators and attitudes to violence

- the role of slaves in Roman society

- economy and taxation

- the Roman legal system

- the Roman family and gender roles.

Including extensive explanatory notes, maps and bibliographies, this Sourcebook is the ideal resource for all students and teachers embarking on a course in Roman social history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parkin, Tim

Pomeroy, Arthur

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Social Classes in the Roman World 2. Demography 3. Family 4. Education 5. Slavery 6. Poverty 7. Economy 8. Legal System and Courts 9. Games

Über Autor(innen)

Tim G. Parkin is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester.

Arthur J. Pomeroy is Associate Professor of Classics at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.