Music, Politics and Society in Ancient Rome

by Harry Morgan

Music was everywhere in ancient Rome. Wherever one went in the sprawling city, the sound of singing and piping, drumming and strumming was never far out of earshot. This book examines the role of music in Roman politics and society, focusing on the period from the Roman conquest of Greece in the second century BCE to the end of the reign of Nero in 68 CE. Drawing on a wide range of literary texts, inscriptions and material artefacts, Harry Morgan...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009232339
• ISBN13: 9781009232333
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"