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Autore |
Laurence Ray <1963-> |
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Titolo |
Roman passions : a history of pleasure in Imperial Rome / / Ray Laurence |
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London, England : , : Bloomsbury, , 2010 |
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©2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-4411-8207-1 |
1-282-87090-4 |
9786612870903 |
1-4411-0339-2 |
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Edizione |
[Paperback edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (261 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Plaer |
Civilització romana |
Usos i costums |
Pleasure - Social aspects - Rome |
Llibres electrònics |
Roma |
Rome History Empire 30 B.C.-476 A.D |
Rome Moral conditions |
Rome Social life and customs |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Roman passions -- Into the world of Roman pleasure -- The emperor's pleasures -- The aesthetics of the city -- A little place in the country -- The Roman body at the baths -- Roman erotics -- Dining -- Food and wine -- A great song and dance -- Violence -- Collectors and collections -- Pleasure transforms Roman culture. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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By the time of the emperors, the Romans had created the world's first global empire, and plundered the provinces for produce to be eaten, planted or displayed as novelties. At the same time the aesthetics of the city of Rome was being transferred to the provinces, establishing towns with public buildings, baths and the Latin language. With these |
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