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In Everyday Life in Ancient Rome Lionel Casson offers a lively introduction to the society of the times Instead of following the standard procedure of social history he presents a series of vignettes focusing on the ways of life of various members of that society from the slave to the emperor The book opens with a description of the historical context and includes examination of topics such as the family religion urban and rural life and leisure activities This revised edition of Cassons engaging work originally published in 1975 as Daily Life in Ancient Rome includes two new chapters as well as full documentation of the sources
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Lionel Casson offers a comprehensive introduction to the people of ancient Egypt He describes the structure of Egyptian societythe levels from peasant to pharaoh the nature of the family and the role of women He reviews the professions from the lowliest scribes to the architects and engineers who built the pyramids and examines the work of sculptors painters cabinetmakers jewelers and smiths whose hands turned out the sculptures murals and objects of beauty that are so prized today He deals with that key factor in Egyptian life religion the nature of the gods the powerful role played by belief in the afterlife and the career of one pharaoh Akhenaten who attempted to put heretical views into practiceOriginally published in 1975 as The Horizon Book of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt this revised edition includes a new chapter as well as full documentation of the sourcesPraise for Lionel CassonLionel Cassons scholarship is impeccable Lloyds ListCasson is one of those rare individuals able to make a highly technical subject not only understandable to the general reader but interesting as well American NeptuneI was reading one of Cassons books while waiting for my daughter She was late which would ordinarily have thrown me into a fever of apprehension but on this occasion I was so wrapped up in the book I didnt notice In fact when she did come back quite late I was annoyed because she had interrupted me before I had finished the book I told Casson this and he was infinitely pleased Isaac Asimov
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Take a boat trip down ancient Egypts crocodileinfested Nile river or a chariot ride through ancient Rome circa ad 128 and dont forget to make the customary sacrifice at the altar outside the door before entering the Parthenon in ancient Greece And above all try to avoid becoming a human sacrifice yourself if you dare visit the Aztec temple in TenochtitlanWritten and organized in the style of a travel guide this book takes the reader on an amazing tour of the greatest empires of the past and explores what it was really like to be a citizen of these intriguing civilizations Packed full of useful information for wouldbe tourists as well as quirky sightseers tips this is a stimulating way for children to learn about history
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Lionel Casson offers a comprehensive introduction to the people of ancient Egypt He describes the structure of Egyptian societythe levels from peasant to pharaoh the nature of the family and the role of women He reviews the professions from the lowliest scribes to the architects and engineers who built the pyramids and examines the work of sculptors painters cabinetmakers jewelers and smiths whose hands turned out the sculptures murals and objects of beauty that are so prized today He deals with that key factor in Egyptian life religion the nature of the gods the powerful role played by belief in the afterlife and the career of one pharaoh Akhenaten who attempted to put heretical views into practiceOriginally published in 1975 as The Horizon Book of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt this revised edition includes a new chapter as well as full documentation of the sources
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The civilization of Ancient Mesopotamia flourished between 3300 BC and 2000 BC in the southern half of the lands between and to either side of the Tigris and Euphrates where a vast grain harvest about equal to Canadas today supported a large and wellordered population The earlydevelopment of cuneiform writing the worlds first phonetic script means that for the first time in the history of humanity it is possible to learn something of how people thought and felt This book aims to do just that and as the reader soon finds out succeeds triumphantlyJean Bottero and his colleagues take the reader on a voyage of discovery into the public and private realms of the lives of our first civilized ancestors their cooking and eating feasts and festivals wine and drinking love and sex what women could do and what they couldnt magic and medicinetrial by ordeal life in a palace above and below stairs astrology and divination gods and religion and literature and myth
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This book presents a series of concise sketches of key phases of life in the Roman world during its greatest period the peaceful and prosperous years of the first and second centuries AD what life was like in the city in the countryside on the road what it was like in the various levels of society The sketches are fashioned to reveal how the inevitable cycle from birth to death that we all share played out in the circumstances of this very special age from the prefaceIn Everyday Life in Ancient Rome Lionel Casson offers a lively introduction to the society of the times Instead of following the standard procedure of social history he presents a series of vignettes focusing on the ways of life of various members of that society from the slave to the emperor The book opens with a description of the historical context and includes examination of topics such as the family religion urban and rural life and leisure activities This revised edition of Cassons engaging work originally published in 1975 as Daily Life in Ancient Rome includes two new chapters as well as full documentation of the sources I was reading one of Cassons books Everyday Life in Ancient Rome while waiting for my daughter She was late which would ordinarily have thrown me into a fever of apprehension but on this occasion I was so wrapped up in the book I didnt notice In fact when she did come back quite late I was annoyed because she had interrupted me before I had finished the book I told Casson this and he was infinitely pleased Isaac Asimov from I Asimov A Memoir
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Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia based on articles originally published in LHistoire by Jean Bottéro André Finet Bertrand Lafont and Georges Roux presents new discoveries about this amazing Mesopotamian culture made during the past ten years Features of everyday Meopotamian life highlight the new sections of this book Both gourmet cuisine and popular cookery used fish meats fruits vegetables and grains available fresh or preserved through methods still used today and served with beer and wine While feelings toward love and sex are rarely found in personal writings or correspondence myths prayers and accounts of an acceptance of a wide range of behaviors despite monogamy prostitution flourished argue that both were considered natural and necessary for a happy existenceUnder law woman existed as a mans property yet stories show that wives frequently used beauty and wits to keep husbands in hand and a wifes financial holdings remained her property reverting to her family at her death Women were allowed to participate in activities that could increase this wealth and some pledged to the gods and shut away in group homes were nonetheless able to participate in lucrative business ventures Also included are accounts of the exceptional life of the queen and the women of Mari the story of the great Queen Semiramis and chapters on magic medicine and astrologyThe concluding section offers a fascinating indepth comparison of ancient Sumerian myths and stories similar to those found in the Hebrew bible The new information found in Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia makes a significant contribution one that deepens our knowledge and understanding of this great ancient civilization
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The remains of the ancient city of Pompeii frozen in time following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in ad 79 have provided invaluable evidence of daily life not only in Romes provinces but in its larger urban centers as wellThis book provides a fascinating look at how ancient Romans interacted in their public squares and marketplaces how they worshipped decorated their homes and spent their leisure timeat the theater in the gymnasium and in the baths and brothels Illustrated with photographs of architectural remains and exquisite details from a range of ancient artworks including wall paintings sculptures mosaics and carved reliefs the book offers a glimpse into a lost world
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The remains of the ancient city of Pompeii frozen in time following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in ad 79 have provided invaluable evidence of daily life not only in Romes provinces but in its larger urban centers as wellThis book provides a fascinating look at how ancient Romans interacted in their public squares and marketplaces how they worshipped decorated their homes and spent their leisure timeat the theater in the gymnasium and in the baths and brothels Illustrated with photographs of architectural remains and exquisite details from a range of ancient artworks including wall paintings sculptures mosaics and carved reliefs the book offers a glimpse into a lost world
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When we think of ancient Egypt we think of the gods the pharaohs and the pyramids However life for the average Egyptian was very different from this glorious perception and was not so unrecognisable from the lives we live todayThis book tells the history of the ordinary population of ancient Egypt using the stories of real people often strange at times amusing and ultimately very recognisable Booth introduces us to a number of fascinating people including Taimhotep who married a man twice her age and turned to the god Imhotep to help her to conceive a son Naunakhte who disinherited her children for neglecting her in her old age Kenhirkhopshef a man seemingly obsessed with making lists and Paneb the bad boy of Deir elMedina History is made up of people and personalities and each of these characters has a story to tell
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