Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. This book explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer insights into Roman social life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 190mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9780691029092
• ISBN-10: 0691029091
• Artikelnr.: 21288728

Autorenporträt

Andrew Wallace-Hadrill is Professor of Classics at the University of Reading in England.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Plates
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Note on Form of References to Houses
Pt. I
The Social Structure of The Roman House
Ch. 1
Reading the Roman House
3
Ch. 2
The Language of Public and Private
17
Ch. 3
The Articulation of the House
38
Pt. II
Sampling Pompeii and Herculaneum
Ch. 4
Houses and Urban Texture
65
Ch. 5
Houses and Households
91
Ch. 6
Houses and Trade
118
Ch. 7
Luxury and Status
143
Ch. 8
Epilogue
175
Appendix: List of Houses Surveyed
187
Notes
217
Glossary
231
Bibliography
233
Index
241