LEADER 03659nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910452466003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-07010-0 010 $a0-674-06534-4 024 7 $a10.4159/harvard.9780674065345 035 $a(CKB)2550000001039414 035 $a(EBL)3301265 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000859982 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11943758 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000859982 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10896349 035 $a(PQKB)10346172 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301265 035 $a(DE-B1597)178201 035 $a(OCoLC)807732972 035 $a(OCoLC)840437540 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674065345 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301265 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10678696 035 $a(OCoLC)923119909 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001039414 100 $a20111219d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe ancient middle classes$b[electronic resource] $eurban life and aesthetics in the Roman Empire, 100 BCE-250 CE /$fEmanuel Mayer 210 $aCambridge $cHarvard University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-674-05033-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : class, stratification and culture : the Roman middle classes and their place in history -- In search of ancient middle classes : an archaeology of middle classes in urban life 100 BCE-250 CE -- From commercial to middle classes : urban life and economy in the Roman Empire -- In search of middle class culture : commemorating working and private lives -- Decor and lifestyle : the aesthetics of standardization -- Conclusion. 330 $aOur image of the Roman world is shaped by the writings of Roman statesmen and upper class intellectuals. Yet most of the material evidence we have from Roman times?art, architecture, and household artifacts from Pompeii and elsewhere?belonged to, and was made for, artisans, merchants, and professionals. Roman culture as we have seen it with our own eyes, Emanuel Mayer boldly argues, turns out to be distinctly middle class and requires a radically new framework of analysis.Starting in the first century bce, ancient communities, largely shaped by farmers living within city walls, were transformed into vibrant urban centers where wealth could be quickly acquired through commercial success. From 100 bce to 250 ce, the archaeological record details the growth of a cosmopolitan empire and a prosperous new class rising along with it. Not as keen as statesmen and intellectuals to show off their status and refinement, members of this new middle class found novel ways to create pleasure and meaning. In the décor of their houses and tombs, Mayer finds evidence that middle-class Romans took pride in their work and commemorated familial love and affection in ways that departed from the tastes and practices of social elites. 606 $aMiddle class$zRome 606 $aMiddle class$zRome$xSocial life and customs 606 $aSocial classes$zRome 607 $aRome$xCivilization 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMiddle class 615 0$aMiddle class$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aSocial classes 676 $a305.5/50937 686 $aNH 8550$2rvk 700 $aMayer$b Emanuel$01035891 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452466003321 996 $aThe ancient middle classes$92455840 997 $aUNINA