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A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the World's Greatest Empire

Autor J. C. McKeown
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 iul 2010
The ancient Romans have left us far more information about themselves than has any other Western society until much more recent times. But what we know about them is sometimes bizarre, and hardly fits the conventional view of the Romans as a pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army and a very logical and well ordered language. A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities is a serendipitous collection of odd facts and opinions, carefully gleaned from the wide body of evidence left to us by the Romans themselves. Each highlights a unique and curious feature of life in ancient Rome. Readers will find a plethora of trivial but fascinating facts about Rome, from the fantastical (a description of werewolves) to the quotidian (styles of chamber pots), and from the refined (dining etiquette of Pompeiians) to the crude (punishments for mutineers). The author has organized the entries around major themes--e.g., The Army, Women, Education, Foreigners, Spectacles, etc.--making the book easily accessible for quick browsing or for more deliberate consumption. Throughout, the purpose of the enterprise is to amuse and to stimulate an interest in the ancient world's most remarkable and abundantly documented empire.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780195393750
ISBN-10: 0195393759
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: numerous halftones
Dimensiuni: 148 x 216 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Recenzii

McKeown's scholia are tersely informative, enlivened by pertinent modern analogues, myth puncturing ... and dry witticisms.
Enjoyable surendipitous rummage.
A fascinating social history which should appeal to a wide readership.
Anyone dipping into this serendipitous book,,,will find enough surprising facts and strange tales to satisfy the most voracious quizzer.
The book could persuade the most history-hating student to fall in love with ancient Rome.
Even for confirmed classicists, it's a highly entertaining read.
McKeown has provided us with an amazing jumble of information ... This amusing little collection would make a nice gift for graduating Classics majors or friends interested in Rome.

Notă biografică

Professor of Classics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.