A day in old Rome
- Subtitle
- a picture of Roman life
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1. Front matter2. A DAY IN OLD ROME3. PREFACE4. ILLUSTRATIONS5. CHAPTER I THE GENERAL ASPECT OF THE CITY6. CHAPTER II STREETS AND STREET LIFE7. CHAPTER III THE HOMES OF THE LOWLY AND OF THE MIGHTY8. CHAPTER IV ROMAN WOMEN AND ROMAN MARRIAGES9. CHAPTER V COSTUME AND PERSONAL ADORNMENT10. CHAPTER VI FOOD AND DRINK. HOW THE DAY IS SPENT. THE DINNER11. CHAPTER VII THE SOCIAL ORDERS: THE SLAVES12. CHAPTER VIII THE SOCIAL ORDERS: FREEDMEN, PROVINCIALS, PLEBEIANS, AND NOBLES13. CHAPTER IX PHYSICIANS AND FUNERALS14. CHAPTER X CHILDREN AND SCHOOLING15. CHAPTER XI BOOKS AND LIBRARIES16. CHAPTER XII ECONOMIC LIFE OF ROME: I. BANKING, SHOPS, AND INNS17. CHAPTER XIII ECONOMIC LIFE OF ROME: II. THE INDUSTRIAL QUARTERS. THE GRAIN TRADE. OSTIA. THE TRADE GUILDS18. CHAPTER XIV THE FORA, THEIR LIFE AND BUILDINGS. THE DAILY JOURNAL19. CHAPTER XV THE PALATINE AND THE PALACE OF THE CÆSARS. THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND THE POLICE AND CITY GOVERNMENT OF ROME20. CHAPTER XVI THE PRÆTORIAN CAMP. THE IMPERIAL WAR MACHINE21. CHAPTER XVII THE SENATE: A SESSION AND A DEBATE22. CHAPTER XVIII THE COURTS AND THE ORATORS. THE GREAT BATHS. THE PUBLIC PARKS AND ENVIRONS OF ROME23. CHAPTER XIX THE PUBLIC GAMES: THE THEATER, THE CIRCUS, AND THE AMPHITHEATER24. CHAPTER XX THE ROMAN RELIGION: THE PRIESTHOODS, THE VESTAL VIRGINS25. CHAPTER XXI THE FOREIGN CULTS: CYBELE, ISIS, MITHRAS. THE CHRISTIANS IN PAGAN EYES26. CHAPTER XXII A ROMAN VILLA. THE LOVE OF THE COUNTRY27. CHAPTER XXIII THE RETURN OF THE EMPEROR28. INDEX