02279nam 2200529 450 991078750240332120230725035945.01-4725-1969-8(CKB)2670000000430230(EBL)1394890(SSID)ssj0001158295(PQKBManifestationID)11695853(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001158295(PQKBWorkID)11102343(PQKB)10556205(MiAaPQ)EBC1394890(EXLCZ)99267000000043023020100618d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFighting hydra-like luxury sumptuary regulation in the Roman Republic /Emanuela ZandaLondon :Bloomsbury,2011.1 online resource (185 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7156-3707-X Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-166) and index.Introduction: the evil of luxury -- The Roman response to luxury -- Previous measures against extravagance -- Sumptuary laws -- Sumptuary legislation in comparative prespective.From the Old Testament to Elizabethan England, luxury has been morally condemned. In Rome, sumptuary laws (laws controlling consumption) seemed the only weapon to defeat ''hydra-like luxury'', the terrible monster that was weakening even the strongest citizens. The first Roman sumptuary law, the Lex Appia, declared that no woman could possess more than a half ounce of gold, wear a dress of different colours, or ride in a carriage in any city unless for a public ceremony. Laws listed how many different colours could be worn by members of different social classes: peasants could wear one colourRoman lawSumptuary laws (Roman law)Sumptuary lawsRoman law.Sumptuary laws (Roman law)Sumptuary laws.345.37027937.02Zanda Emanuela292648MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787502403321Fighting hydra-like luxury3773009UNINA