{"product_id":"all-things-ancient-rome-an-encyclopedia-of-the-roman-world-2-volumes","title":"All Things Ancient Rome: An Encyclopedia of the Roman World [2 Volumes]","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough roughly 160 alphabetically arranged reference entries, this book surveys the material culture and social institutions of Ancient Rome.\u003cbr\u003eAncient Rome was one of the great civilizations of antiquity. Honoring the contributions of their cultural forebearers--who included Etruscans, Asians, and Egyptians as well as Greeks--Roman artists, writers, and thinkers freely borrowed where tradition dictated and innovated where personal talent and imagination directed, forging a unique creative experience that formed the basis of Western European artistic, literary, and philosophical production for 2,000 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reference is a guide to the material culture and social institutions of Ancient Rome. While other reference works typically examine battles and politicians, this book focuses on Roman social history and daily life. A timeline highlights key events, while an overview essay surveys the achievements of the Romans. Some 160 alphabetically arranged reference entries provide objective information about art, architecture, literature, commerce, transportation, government, religion, and other topics related to Roman life. Each entry provides cross-references and suggestions for further reading, and some provide sidebars of interesting facts along with excerpts from primary source documents. The book closes with a selected, general bibliography of resources suitable for student research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA timeline highlights key events in Roman history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn introduction gives an overview of Roman social history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoughly 160 alphabetically arranged reference entries provide essential information about the material culture and social institutions of Ancient Rome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSidebars, including excerpts from primary source documents, provide tangential information that further engages readers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntry bibliographies and a selected, general, end-of-work bibliography direct readers to additional 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(\u003ci\u003eBrittania\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cbr\u003eBuilding Programs \u003cbr\u003eCalendar \u003cbr\u003eCampania \u003cbr\u003eCampus Martius \u003cbr\u003eCannae \u003cbr\u003eCapua \u003cbr\u003eCarthage \u003cbr\u003eChariot Racing \u003cbr\u003eChildhood \u003cbr\u003eChristianity \u003cbr\u003eCircus \u003cbr\u003eCitizenship \u003cbr\u003eCity Planning \u003cbr\u003eCoins and Coinage \u003cbr\u003eColonization \u003cbr\u003eColumn \u003cbr\u003eCosmetics and Perfumes \u003cbr\u003eCrime and Punishment \u003cbr\u003eCumae \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCursus Honorum \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeath and Afterlife \u003cbr\u003eDido \u003cbr\u003eDisease and Medicine \u003cbr\u003eDress \u003cbr\u003eEducation \u003cbr\u003eEducators \u003cbr\u003eEgypt \u003cbr\u003eEmperor and Empress \u003cbr\u003eEmpire \u003cbr\u003eEncyclopedias \u003cbr\u003eEpicureanism \u003cbr\u003eEthos \u003cbr\u003eEtruscans \u003cbr\u003eFamily \u003cbr\u003eFestivals and Holidays \u003cbr\u003eFood and Drink \u003cbr\u003eForum \u003cbr\u003eFreedmen and Freedwomen \u003cbr\u003eFunerary Monuments \u003cbr\u003eFurniture \u003cbr\u003eGames (\u003ci\u003eLudi\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cbr\u003eGardens (\u003ci\u003eHorti\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cbr\u003eGates \u003cbr\u003eGaul (\u003ci\u003eGallia\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cbr\u003eGender and Sexuality \u003cbr\u003eGladiators \u003cbr\u003eGlass \u003cbr\u003eGraffiti \u003cbr\u003eGreece \u003cbr\u003eHerculaneum \u003cbr\u003eHousing \u003cbr\u003eHygiene and Sanitation \u003cbr\u003eImperial Cult \u003cbr\u003eInscriptions \u003cbr\u003eItaly \u003cbr\u003eJanus \u003cbr\u003eJewelry and Gems \u003cbr\u003eJuno \u003cbr\u003eJupiter \u003cbr\u003eLares and Penates \u003cbr\u003eLatin Language \u003cbr\u003eLatin Literature \u003cbr\u003eLaw \u003cbr\u003eLiterary Criticism \u003cbr\u003eLucretia \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuide to Related Topics \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntries M-Z \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagic \u003cbr\u003eMagna Graecia \u003cbr\u003eManuscript Studies \u003cbr\u003eMarriage \u003cbr\u003eMars \u003cbr\u003eMedieval Latin \u003cbr\u003eMediterranean Sea \u003cbr\u003eMinerva \u003cbr\u003eMines \u003cbr\u003eMonarchy \u003cbr\u003eMosaics \u003cbr\u003eMusic \u003cbr\u003eMystery Religions \u003cbr\u003eMythology \u003cbr\u003eNames \u003cbr\u003eNative Italian Gods \u003cbr\u003eNew Academy, The \u003cbr\u003eNon-Italian Gods \u003cbr\u003eNumidia \u003cbr\u003eOplontis \u003cbr\u003eOstia \u003cbr\u003ePaganism \u003cbr\u003ePalatine Hill \u003cbr\u003ePatricians and Plebeians \u003cbr\u003ePatronage \u003cbr\u003ePets \u003cbr\u003ePhilhellenism \u003cbr\u003ePhilosophy \u003cbr\u003ePolitical Offices \u003cbr\u003ePompeii \u003cbr\u003ePottery \u003cbr\u003ePriesthoods \u003cbr\u003eProdigies and Portents \u003cbr\u003eProvinces \u003cbr\u003ePythagoreanism \u003cbr\u003eRape \u003cbr\u003eReligion \u003cbr\u003eRepublic 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Honoring the contributions of their cultural forebearers-who included Etruscans, Asians, and Egyptians as well as Greeks-Roman artists, writers, and thinkers freely borrowed where tradition dictated and innovated where personal talent and imagination directed, forging a unique creative experience that formed the basis of Western European artistic, literary, and philosophical production for 2,000 years. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile other reference works typically examine battles and politicians, this book focuses on Roman social history and daily life, painting a detailed picture of the material culture and social institutions of Ancient Rome. A timeline highlights key events, while an overview essay surveys the achievements of the Romans. Reference entries provide objective information about art, architecture, literature, commerce, transportation, government, religion, and other topics related to Roman life. Each entry provides cross-references and suggestions for further reading, and some provide sidebars of interesting facts along with excerpts from primary source documents. 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