Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.14 (719 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691029091 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Yawn This is a dreary, pedantic and repetitious bore. The author repeats his theme in every chapter about 10 times. The pictures are not that interesting and not very good quality.. R East author historical fantasy said A fine piece of scholarship, but also an intriguing read. Wallace-Hadrill's book begins with specific facts and shows how these lead to interesting questions. For example because bed widths varied, and tended to be quite narrow, we can't be sure whether people slept alone or in pairs; in fact, we can't even be very certain how many people lived in a given household because we don't know about sleeping arrangements in detail (some slaves may have slept in or near the master's quarters, and not in separat. A Discovery of Ancient Social Stucture. A Customer This book makes me think. What was it like to live in ancient Pompeii? What did people actually do with those dramatic and imposing, architectural masterpieces called houses?Wallace-Hadrill attempts to find some answers to these questions from the physical evidence coupled with literary reference and historical facts.Trained as a biochemist, I enjoy Mr. Wallace-Hadrill's attention to detail, propensity to stick to the facts and willingness to say
This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in GrecoRoman study. From Scientific American In this splendidly illustrated book Wallace-Hadrill argues for a new understanding of urban life in the early Roman empire.
In this illustrated book, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer new insights into Roman social life. Combining archaeological evidence with Roman texts and comparative material from other cultures, Wallace-Hadrill raises a range of new questions. Exposing misconceptions derived from contemporary culture, he shows the close interconnection of spheres we take as discrete: public and private, family and outsiders, work and leisure. The fashions they set were taken up and imitated by ordinary citizens. How did the organization of space and the use of decoration help to structure social encounters between owner and visitor, man and woman, master and slave? What sort of "households" did the inhabitants of the Roman house form? How did the world of work relate to that of entertainment and leisure? How widely did the luxuries of the rich spread among the houses of craftsmen and shopkeepers? Through analysis of the remains of over two hundred houses, Wallace-Hadrill reveals the remarkably dynamic social environment of early imperial Italy, and the vital part that houses came to play in