{"product_id":"as-the-romans-did-a-sourcebook-in-roman-social-history-paperback","title":"As the Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJo-Ann Shelton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePauline Ripat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs the Romans Did\u003c\/em\u003e offers a rich, revealing look at everyday Roman life. It provides clear, lively translations of a fascinating array of documents drawn from Latin and Greek source material--from personal letters, farming manuals, medical texts, and recipes to poetry, graffiti, and tombstone inscriptions. Each selection has been translated into readable, contemporary English. Extensive annotations, abundant biographical notes, maps, appendices, cross-references to related topics, and a newly updated bibliography provide readers with the historical and cultural background material necessary to appreciate the selections. Arranged thematically into chapters on family life, housing, education, entertainment, religion, and other important topics, the translations reveal the ambitions and aspirations not only of the upper class, but of the average Roman citizen as well. They tell of the success and failure of Rome's grandiose imperialist policies and also of the pleasures and hardships\u003cbr\u003eof everyday life. Wide-ranging and lively, the third edition of \u003cem\u003eAs the Romans Did\u003c\/em\u003e offers the most lucid account available of Roman life in all its diversity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJo-Ann Shelton is Professor of Classics (Emerita), University of California, Santa Barbara \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePauline Ripat is Associate Professor of Classics, University of Winnipeg (Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.11 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978547134765,"sku":"9780190072131","price":94.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZHNFWjlvL2ZMNFJvdHhYdzlTaXRwUT09.webp?v=1775805742","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/as-the-romans-did-a-sourcebook-in-roman-social-history-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}