Leisure and Ancient Rome: Old Images, New Visions

By J.P. Toner and Jerry Toner

Book Overview

In this book Toner offers a new way of looking at Roman society at all levels, not just among the elite, by examining the imperial games and the baths as well as gambling, the taverns, theatre and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745621988
• ISBN13: 9780745621982
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The most innovative analysis of Roman culture .

Of relevance to sociologists and cultural theorists as well as classical scholars and historians. Written in a distinctive, engaging style