Roman Social History

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Free Women
Funeral Games
Gaius Plinius
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Gladiatorial Games
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Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae
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Ius Liberorum
Ius Trium Liberorum
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Lex Aelia Sentia
Lex Iulia
Lex Papia Poppaea
Malice Aforethought
Modern Family
Patrologia Graeca
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Roman demography
Roman economic systems
Roman legal sources
Roman Social History
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Senatorial Resolution
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Young Men

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415426756
  • Weight: 610g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 23 Oct 2007
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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This Sourcebook contains a comprehensive collection of sources on the topic of the social history of the Roman world during the late Republic and the first two centuries AD.

Designed to form the basis for courses in Roman social history, this excellent resource covers original translations from sources such as inscriptions, papyri, and legal texts. Topics include:

  • social inequality and class
  • games, gladiators and attitudes to violence
  • the role of slaves in Roman society
  • economy and taxation
  • the Roman legal system
  • the Roman family and gender roles.

Including extensive explanatory notes, maps and bibliographies, this Sourcebook is the ideal resource for all students and teachers embarking on a course in Roman social history.

Tim G. Parkin is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester. Arthur J. Pomeroy is Associate Professor of Classics at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

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