Roman passions
a history of pleasure in Imperial Rome
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Word Count
62,000 words, Guess
Page Count
248 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveromanpassionshis00laur
- Internet Archiveromanpassionshis0000laur
- ISBN-101847250327
- ISBN-139781847250322
- Library of Congress Control Number2009281212
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number288986285
- Better World Books9781847250322
- Open LibraryOL23945538M
Classifications
- DDC306.4810937
- LCCDG223.3 .L38 2009
- LCCDG311
Description
Each chapter analyzes a first-century Roman pleasure or leisure activity, e.g., dining, architecture, bathing, sex, theater, violence, collecting, and gifts, drawn especially from erotic culture and supported by archaeological evidence. Linking the disparate subject matter is Laurence's examination of how each of the early emperors created a new culture of pleasure in his reign to reflect his individual greatness while appealing to a sense of tradition and stability. Comparisons between Roman and 21st-century lifestyles are instructive while avoiding anachronism, e.g., against expectations, geological evidence shows that imperial Rome was the greatest polluter before modern industrialized societies.
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