Roman Social History

A Sourcebook

Tim Parkin, Arthur Pomeroy (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

406 Seiten

2007
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-42674-9 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.10.2007
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
Zusatzinfo	6 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	880 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-415-42674-X / 041542674X
ISBN-13	978-0-415-42674-9 / 9780415426749
Zustand	Neuware