Daily Life in Ancient Rome : The People and the City at the Height of the Empire

from elucubrare

It's a fairly entertaining book, though for all the wrong reasons. Carcopino makes sweeping declarations about things that don't seem to be supported, and has fairly quaint ideas - that Roman women stayed indoors and idle because they chose to do so, for example. His analysis of Roman religion is...

from MrsLee

Hooray! I finally finished this! I was previewing it to see if it is useful for school. Long, detailed and way more than I needed to know, but not unpleasantly written. The author's viewpoint and opinion is certainly not hidden, which at times is humorous. I think I will keep it for bits and piec...

from elucubrare

It's a fairly entertaining book, though for all the wrong reasons. Carcopino makes sweeping declarations about things that don't seem to be supported, and has fairly quaint ideas - that Roman women stayed indoors and idle because they chose to do so, for example. His analysis of Roman religion is...

from SofiaB

I enjoyed some chapters, but in the rest there is much moralizing about the ancient world, and it dates the book's approach to scholarship. The chapters I liked were the first few chapters on Roman houses, the chapter on getting ready in the morning, and the last chapter on eating, strolling and ...

from haeesh

Originally written before the 2nd World War, this charming look at daily life at the city of Rome covers all aspects including bathing and eating. The author has a moralizing tone: he is imbued with Christian values and what we call nowadays "the protestant work ethic". In the last paragraph of h...