by Andrea Giardina (Editor), Andrea Giardina (Editor), Lydia G. Cochrane (Translator)
A consideration of the character of the ancient Romans through portraits of Rome's most typical personages. Essays on the politician, the soldier, the priest, the farmer, the slave, the merchant, and others together create a fresco of Roman society as it spanned 1300 years. The text is part of a series of books on historical character.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 404
Edition: New
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 01 Jan 1993
ISBN 10: 0226290506
ISBN 13: 9780226290508