La vita quotidiana nella Roma repubblicana

The Roman citizen consisted of a name and a body Question: What did the Romans do in their leisure time? Answer: Firstly, it is probably useful to understand how Romans viewed each year. The year was divided into two sections, with March to September being known as 'military season' (p. 199), and Septe Leggi tutto

Thorough, erudite, enlightening and readable; this is a step-by-step guide to life in ancient Rome - the end of Claudius´ reign and the start of Nero´s - and is filled with so much detail it should be considered a work of reference. My favourite chapters and nuggets were those on house building and Leggi tutto

We all know about the Roman Empire. But the Republic not only sets a better example of nobility and community, but has human figures with stories equally as compelling as during the empire: From Cincinnatus who in 457 BC accepted the Senate's pleas to take on dictatorship in a time of peril, then re Leggi tutto

Attualmente fra i miei preferiti della collana, un po' per la scrittura ma soprattutto perché la storia romana è sempre affascinante per me, e immergersi nella loro quotidianità, capire il pensiero dietro alle azioni politiche che studiamo e su cui continuano a fioccare saggi e analisi. Ho personalme Leggi tutto

Most histories of the Roman Republic cover wars and conquests, roads and architecture. This one tells us about how the people of Rome in the centuries prior to the Empire lived. It may suffer a bit from translation, but it's interesting. Their culture was much different from ours. In some ways, it s Leggi tutto

Having read a number of the reviews of this book on Goodreads, I started reading it with some trepidation. What kind of work could elicit such a range of responses? I think I may have identified one reason for this, which I will discuss further below. However, as a starting point, I should state that Leggi tutto

Very detailed study of life in Rome during the Republic. Interesting and comprehensive, but I would not recommend this book as your first read on the subject. For that I'd suggest "Daily Life in Ancient Rome," by Jerome Carcopino.