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Daily Life of the Ancient Romans (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series) Hardcover – October 30, 2001

by David Matz (Author)
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Use this fascinating reference resource to find out what it meant to be a typical Ancient Roman. Using plenty of anecdotal material written by Romans themselves, this volume explores the ins and outs of daily living for ordinary people, from their homes, to the foods they ate, to the sports and games they enjoyed. The ancient civilization is brought to life, and students can easily make comparisons between the people of that culture and the people of our own, discovering the similarities and differences between the two.

Many different aspects of life in Ancient Rome are presented to provide a full and varied picture. Discover what the education system was like and what the critics had to say about it. Find out who the most successful gladiators and charioteers were, the equivalent of our modern-day sports superstars. Examine what life was like for slaves. These details and more help to provide an understanding of this ancient society that at first glance may seem very foreign but that upon closer study seems to have much in common with modern day society.

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    216 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    Greenwood
  4. Publication date
    October 30, 2001
  5. Dimensions
    6.14 x 0.5 x 9.21 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0313303266
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0313303265
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DAVID MATZ is Associate Professor, Humanities, at Saint Bonaventure University./e

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Greenwood (October 30, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0313303266
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0313303265
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.12 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.5 x 9.21 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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David Matz is a professor of Classical Languages at St. Bonaventure University, located in western New York State. He's written seven books about Greek and Roman civilization and culture, including three on daily life in the ancient world, and another on Greek and Roman sports.

He also enjoys writing gently satirical op-ed pieces for newspapers, often featuring his fictional alter ego, Professor Carlton Molesworth. A number of these stories have appeared on the editorial pages of The Buffalo News.

He's a diehard lover of baseball, and still plays the game, on an over-50 team based in Jamestown, New York. He spends perhaps too much time blogging about his favorite professional team, the Milwaukee Brewers, on a blogsite sponsored by The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. But he justifies the blogging on the grounds that since it's a form of written communication, and since he considers himself a writer, it therefore qualifies as time well spent.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017
This was a huge help for helping me understand topics as well as finding out new facts that would help me on a paper. Great read!
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John A
4.0 out of 5 stars Start here, but don't stop here.
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2013
I really like the Daily Life series by Greenwood because the titles usually "do the work for you" of putting together the myriad of facts about ancient civilizations (eg dress, festivals, religious practices) that would take a long time to collect and infer on your own.

In this work, Matz really knows his stuff and includes examples of daily life from the original sources (those who wrote epigrams on the subjects themselves) which only doubly validates the authenticity. Matz gives a great introduction delineating the Roman calendar, currency system, and divisions of monarchy/Republic/empire and society at large. After which the chapters describe daily life according to the various institutions which the Romans ascribed to (politics, family, leisure, etc.).

The only reason for which I give this book 4 stars is because it's lacking *something* as detailed as it already is. For instance, there *could* be more information on the Roman life at sea (for sailors/captains, for ships by themselves), the household gods (lares) are not mentioned in the religion chapter, and more detail, particulary drawings of everyday items such as tunics, togas, rings, could be added to fill in some blank space (even though the center of the book is about 20 pages of pictures!).

In all, I recommend it; anyone interested in the Roman day-to-day world should begin here, but consult other works, too for more detail.
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4.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book for some research I am doing on ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2014
I really enjoyed this book for some research I am doing on the first century A.D. I found the anecdotal style extremely refreshing and well researched.
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Frank Beckendorf BCJ, MA
4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad Stuff...Easy Reading
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2004
What was it like to be a typical ancient Roman? Well, author Matz tells you in this gem. Whether by amusement or tidbit, Matz takes a different approach in writing this reference book. No confusing prose, text, etc. No confusing paradigms or models.. No confusing concept...
Matz takes you through short passages to make his points, and that he successfully does. So, if you want to read about the Roman Empire and don't want to get bored, confused, twisted or anything else that leads you away from its purpose, buy this book. It's different, pleasantly different. ---from Chalmette, LA
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Simon
5.0 out of 5 stars A really good book for introducing GCSE students to source work
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A really good book for introducing GCSE students to source work. Sometimes it doesn't give you exactly what you need but even that is good as it teaches them about how you put sources together in order to get a general picture.
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