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Daily Life in Ancient Rome, The People and the City at the Height of the Empire

Daily Life in Ancient Rome, The People and the City at the Height of the Empire

by Mary Beard (Introduction)  •  Jerome Carcopino

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

An engaging and classic history of Roman society in the second century A.D. Cacopino describes the splendor, culture and customs of the Romans under Hadrian, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Commodus. First published in 1940, this second edition features a new introduction by classicist Mary Beard.  (ITL477, $18.00)


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