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      ISBN: 0370004442

      ISBN13: 9780370004440

      Life and leisure in ancient Rome

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      Book Overview

      How did average Romans live out each year, conduct their family life, rear and educate their children? What about slaves in the household? How did people enjoy themselves--did they travel or go to the theater? And, how were those famed gladiators trained? From a wide variety of sources--writers, inscriptions, papyri, mosaics, stones, even graffiti--the answers to these question come into sharp relief. "By far the best single volume on the subject."--"The Guardian." This description may be from another edition of this product.

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      Rated 5 stars
      A detailed, authoritative account of Roman life

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      Being on a break from university for almost two months, I decided to create for myself some foundation in non-fiction works. Moving on from Soviet/Stalinist history, I thought it would be necessary to hearken back to the ancients: Greece, Rome, and even Egypt. I started with Rome. One of the first books I read was Balsdon's "Life and Leisure in Ancient Rome" and it was certainly no mistake. This reasonably short history...

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