Invisible Romans
Subtitle: prostitutes, outlaws, slaves, gladiators, ordinary men and women -- the Romans that history forgot
By: Robert Knapp
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9781846684012; 9781847654472
Subjects: Social life and customs; Civilization; History
Description: 'Invisible Romans' seeks out the ordinary men, housewives, prostitutes, slaves, soldiers, and gladiators, who formed the fabric of everyday life in the ancient Roman world. The author tracks down and pieces together various bits of evidence cast off by the visible mass of Roman history and culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : seeing the invisible; title: In the middle : ordinary men; title: Lives of their own : ordinary women; title: Subjection and survival : the poor; title: Coping in bondage : slaves; title: After slavery : freedmen; title: A living at arms : soldiers; title: Sex for sale : prostitutes; title: Fame and death : gladiators; title: Beyond the law : bandits and pirates.