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Roman society, Roman life
www.roman-empire.net/society
/society.html
From notions of nobility to the enforced census, this site describes
all of the socio-cultural ramifications of being Roman.
Social order
www.pbs.org/empires/romans/
empire/order.html
An examination of different aspects of Roman society: patricians, senators, equestrians, plebeians, slaves and freemen, soldiers, women.
The Roman army in the late republic and early empire
www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/
romanarmy.html
Full descriptions of the different ranks and living conditions of
soldiers dispersed throughout the empire. The site has many reconstructions
of camps and military props.
Roman Ball Games
www.aerobiologicalengineering.com/
wxk116/Roman/BallGames/
Illustrations, rules and history of popular Roman ball games.
Daily Life in Ancient Rome
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/
Romelife.html
A colourful and easy-to-read website designed for kids. Find out how
the Romans wore their hair, dressed, ate and what they did for fun.
Books
The Cults of the Roman Empire by Robert Turcan (Blackwell, 1996)
£16.99
Alongside the deities of the Roman pantheon were those imported over the
years from Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt and even further east. This book
compares different 'families' of gods and their associated cultic rituals,
providing a clear picture of beliefs and worship practices across the
empire.
Death and Burial in the Roman World by J M C Toynbee (Johns Hopkins
University Press, 1996) £14
From Rome to Pompeii, from Britain to Jerusalem, this book greatly extends
our knowledge of burial practices across the Roman world. Includes discussions
of the afterlife, funerary rites, cults of the dead, layouts of cemeteries,
different types of tombs and grave markers.
Dictionary of Roman Religion by Lesley Adkins and Roy R Adkins
(Oxford University Press, 2001) £11.99
The many gods, rituals and religions of the Roman empire.
Roman Bath by Barry Cunliffe (Batsford/English Heritage, 1995)
£15.99
The illustrated story of the discovery and subsequent investigation of
one of the most important spa towns of Roman Britain. The author, who
excavated the site, shows how bathing rituals were closely connected with
religious practice.
The Romans and Their Gods by R M Ogilvie (Pimlico, 2000) £10
This concise volume examines belief during a period of approximately 100
years (80 BC to AD 69), at the end of which Christianity began to change
the tolerant character of Roman religion completely.
A Taste of Ancient Rome by Ilaria Gozzini Giacosa (University
of Chicago Press, 1992) £13.50
More than 200 recipes from ancient Rome are updated here for the modern
chef. Includes everything from sauces, soups and appetisers to meat, fish,
vegetables and desserts. There is also an introduction to the history
of banqueting in ancient Rome, as well as everyday menus of Roman families.
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