Life, death, and entertainment in the Roman Empire
By: D.S. Potter and D.J. Mattingly.
Contributors: Potter, D. S. 1957-; Mattingly, D.J.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
Subjects: Rome -- Civilization.; Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-341) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Roman family / Ann E. Hanson; title: Elite male identity in the Roman Empire / Maud W. Gleason; title: Roman demography / Bruce W. Frier; title: Roman religion: ideas and actions / David S. Potter; title: Feeding the city: the organization, operation, and scale of the supply system for Rome / Greg S. Aldrete and David J. Mattingly; title: Amusing the masses: buildings for entertainment and leisure in the Roman world / Hazel Dodge; title: Entertainers in the Roman Empire / David S. Potter.