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Fighting Hydra-like Luxury : Sumptuary Regulation in the Roman Republic.
From the Old Testament to Elizabethan England, luxury has been morally condemned. In Rome, sumptuary laws (laws controlling consumption) seemed the only weapon to defeat 'hydra-like luxury', the terrible monster that was weakening even the strongest citizens. The first Roman sumptuary law,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: The Evil of Luxury; 1. The Roman Response to Luxury; Aspects of Roman extravagance; Conclusion; 2. Previous Measures Against Extravagance; The Twelve Tables' provisions minuendi sumptus lamentationisque funeris; Notae censoriae; 3. Sumptuary Laws; General characteristics; The fight against luxury: social and political implications; Lex Iulia et Papia Poppaea; Conclusion; 4. Sumptuary Legislation in Comparative Perspective; English sumptuary legislation; Japanese sumptuary legislation.
- Italian sumptuary legislationDowries in Rome; Conclusion; Conclusion; Appendix: Catalogue of Sumptuary Laws; Notes; Bibliography; Index.