LEADER 03748cam 2200457Ia 4500001 ocn656503240 003 OCoLC 005 20141212063623.0 008 100817s2010 miuabe b s001 0 eng d 020 0472034286 (pbk.) 020 9780472034284 (pbk.) 029 1 AU@ |b000046239822 035 (Sirsi) o656503240 035 (OCoLC)656503240 040 YDXCP |cYDXCP |dEYM |dOCLCQ |dBWX |dIAY |dMDS |dOBE |dCS1 |dIAL |dEDK |dERE |dUtOrBLW 043 ff-----e------aw----- 049 EREE 050 4 DG272 |b.L54 2010 082 04 937/.06 |222 245 00 Life, death, and entertainment in the Roman Empire / |cD.S. Potter and D.J. Mattingly. 250 New and expanded ed. 260 Ann Arbor : |bUniversity of Michigan Press, |c2010. 300 xx, 401 pages : |billustrations, maps, plans ; |c23 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 500 Prev. ed.: 1999. 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-389) and index. 505 0 Figures -- Note on papyrological and epigraphic sources -- Introduction to the new and expanded edition / David S Potter -- Introduction / David S Potter -- Part 1: Social Structures And Demography -- 1: Roman family / Ann E Hanson -- 2: Elite male identity in the Roman Empire / Maud W Gleason -- 3: Roman demography / Bruce W Frier -- 4: Novel evidence for Roman slavery / Keith Hopkins -- Part 2: Religion -- 5: Roman religion: ideas and actions / David S Potter -- Part 3: Bread And Circuses -- 6: Feeding the city: the organization, operation, and scale of the supply system for Rome / Greg S Aldrete and David J Mattingly -- 7: Amusing the masses: buildings for entertainment and leisure in the Roman world / Hazel Dodge -- 8: Entertainers in the Roman Empire / David S Potter -- Appendix: Two documents illustrating imperial control of public entertainment / David S Potter -- Bibliography -- Index. 520 From the Publisher: Life, Death, and Entertainment gives those with a general interest in Roman antiquity a starting point, informed by the latest developments in scholarship, for understanding the extraordinary range of Roman society. Family structure, slavery, gender identity, food supply, religion, and entertainment-all crucial parts of the Roman world-are discussed here, in a single volume that offers an approachable guide for readers of all backgrounds. The collection unites a series of general introductions on each of these topics, bringing readers in touch with a broad range of evidence, as well as with a wide variety of approaches to basic questions about the Roman world. The newly expanded edition includes historian Keith Hopkins' pathbreaking article on Roman slaves. Volume editor David Potter has contributed two new translations of documents from emperors Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius. Hadrian's letters document a reorganization of the festival cycle in the Empire and reassert the importance of the Olympic Games; the letter to Marcus provides the most important surviving evidence for how gladiatorial games were actually organized. 651 0 Rome |xCivilization. |=^A20860 651 0 Rome |xHistory |yEmpire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. |=^A34996 700 1 Potter, D. S. |q(David Stone), |d1957- |=^A271687 700 1 Mattingly, D. J. |=^A365159 949 DG272 .L54 2010 |hJOYNER48 |ojmpl |i30372015985895 938 YBP Library Services |bYANK |n3416312 938 Blackwell Book Service |bBBUS |nR1864200 |c$24.95 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 998 2462867