A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the World's Greatest Empire
J. C. McKeown
Here is a whimsical and captivating collection
of odd facts, strange beliefs, outlandish opinions, and other highly
amusing trivia of the ancient Romans. We tend to think of the Romans as a
pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army, an exemplary legal
system, and a precise and elegant language. A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities
shows that the Romans were equally capable of bizarre superstitions,
logic-defying customs, and often hilariously derisive views of their
fellow Romans and non-Romans.
Classicist J. C. McKeown has
organized the entries in this entertaining volume around major
themes--The Army, Women, Religion and Superstition, Family Life,
Medicine, Slaves, Spectacles--allowing for quick browsing or more
deliberate consumption.
For anyone seeking an inglorious glimpse at the underside of the greatest empire in history, A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities offers endless delights.
of odd facts, strange beliefs, outlandish opinions, and other highly
amusing trivia of the ancient Romans. We tend to think of the Romans as a
pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army, an exemplary legal
system, and a precise and elegant language. A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities
shows that the Romans were equally capable of bizarre superstitions,
logic-defying customs, and often hilariously derisive views of their
fellow Romans and non-Romans.
Classicist J. C. McKeown has
organized the entries in this entertaining volume around major
themes--The Army, Women, Religion and Superstition, Family Life,
Medicine, Slaves, Spectacles--allowing for quick browsing or more
deliberate consumption.
For anyone seeking an inglorious glimpse at the underside of the greatest empire in history, A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities offers endless delights.
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Anno:
2010
Casa editrice:
Oxford University Press, USA
Lingua:
english
Pagine:
260
ISBN 10:
0195393759
ISBN 13:
9780195393750
File:
PDF, 5.70 MB
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english, 2010
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