A cabinet of Roman curiosities strange tales and surprising facts from the world's greatest empire

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Full Title:: A cabinet of Roman curiosities strange tales and surprising facts from the world's greatest empire / J. C. McKeown

Subjects:: Art, Roman
Rome--Civilization--Miscellanea
Rome--History--Miscellanea

Table of Contents:: CONTENTS; CHAPTER I: Family Life; CHAPTER II: Women; CHAPTER III: Names; CHAPTER IV: Education; CHAPTER V: The Army; CHAPTER VI: Romans at Sea; CHAPTER VII: The Law; CHAPTER VIII: Farming; CHAPTER IX: Medicine; CHAPTER X: Religion and Superstition; CHAPTER XI: The Life of the Mind; CHAPTER XII: Foreigners; CHAPTER XIII: Slaves; CHAPTER XIV: Animals; CHAPTER XV: Spectacles; CHAPTER XVI: Food and Drink; CHAPTER XVII: Decadence; CHAPTER XVIII: Buildings; CHAPTER XIX: Pompeii and Herculaneum; CHAPTER XX: Toilets; CHAPTER XXI: Not for the Puritanical; CHAPTER XXII: Tempus Fugit
CHAPTER XXIII: Kings, Consuls, and EmperorsGLOSSARY; THE COIN IMAGES; ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
Summary:: 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 theme
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (260 p.)
General Note:: Description based upon print version of record.