The Ancient Middle Classes : Urban Life and Aesthetics in the Roman Empire, 100 BCE-250 CE /
Our image of the Roman world is shaped by the writings of Roman statesmen and upper class intellectuals. Yet most of the material evidence we have from Roman times--art, architecture, and household artifacts from Pompeii and elsewhere--belonged to, and was made for, artisans, merchants, and professi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : class, stratification and culture : the Roman middle classes and their place in history
- In search of ancient middle classes : an archaeology of middle classes in urban life 100 BCE-250 CE
- From commercial to middle classes : urban life and economy in the Roman Empire
- In search of middle class culture : commemorating working and private lives
- Decor and lifestyle : the aesthetics of standardization
- Conclusion.