A cabinet of Roman curiosities [[electronic resource] ] : strange tales and surprising facts from the world's greatest empire / / J. C. McKeown
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| Autore: |
McKeown J. C
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| Titolo: |
A cabinet of Roman curiosities [[electronic resource] ] : strange tales and surprising facts from the world's greatest empire / / J. C. McKeown
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 937 |
| Soggetto topico: | Art, Roman |
| Soggetto geografico: | Rome Civilization Miscellanea |
| Rome History Miscellanea | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; CHAPTER I: Family Life; CHAPTER II: Women; CHAPTER III: Names; CHAPTER IV: Education; CHAPTER V: The Army; CHAPTER VI: Romans at Sea; CHAPTER VII: The Law; CHAPTER VIII: Farming; CHAPTER IX: Medicine; CHAPTER X: Religion and Superstition; CHAPTER XI: The Life of the Mind; CHAPTER XII: Foreigners; CHAPTER XIII: Slaves; CHAPTER XIV: Animals; CHAPTER XV: Spectacles; CHAPTER XVI: Food and Drink; CHAPTER XVII: Decadence; CHAPTER XVIII: Buildings; CHAPTER XIX: Pompeii and Herculaneum; CHAPTER XX: Toilets; CHAPTER XXI: Not for the Puritanical; CHAPTER XXII: Tempus Fugit |
| CHAPTER XXIII: Kings, Consuls, and EmperorsGLOSSARY; THE COIN IMAGES; ILLUSTRATION CREDITS | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Here is a whimsical and captivating collection of odd facts, strange beliefs, outlandish opinions, and other highly amusing trivia of the ancient Romans. We tend to think of the Romans as a pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army, an exemplary legal system, and a precise and elegant language. A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities shows that the Romans were equally capable of bizarre superstitions, logic-defying customs, and often hilariously derisive views of their fellow Romans and non-Romans. Classicist J. C. McKeown has organized the entries in this entertaining volume around major theme |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A cabinet of Roman curiosities |
| ISBN: | 0-19-975278-8 |
| 1-282-54353-9 | |
| 9786612543531 | |
| 0-19-975052-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910792341003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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