The ancient city : life in classical Athens & Rome - Connolly, Peter, 1935-2012.; Dodge, Hazel (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000)
pt. II. Rome. The site of Rome : Rome before the Empire -- The imperial capital : the transformation of Rome during the reign of Augustus -- Government : Roman law and the civil service -- Food and water : aqueducts and the ports of Rome -- Houses and apartments : Roman houses for rich and poor -- Daily life : life in Rome in the first and second centuries AD -- Shops, bars and restaurants : commercial activity in Rome -- Many gods : religion and worship -- A day at the races : chariot racing at the Circus Maximus -- The theatre : farce, parody and other aspects of Roman drama -- The Colosseum : gladiatorial games at Rome's arena complex -- A new palace : the great palace complex of Domitian -- The age of Apollodorus : the golden age of Roman architecture under Trajan's chief architect -- The great baths : Roman imperial thermae (heated baths) -- The city in late antiquity : Rome after the time of Hadrian.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253) and index.
Keywords: Civilization, Classical -- Juvenile literature; City and town life in art -- Juvenile literature; Cultural property -- Protection -- Italy -- Rome -- Juvenile literature; Rome (Italy) -- Civilization -- Pictorial works; Athens (Greece) -- Civilization -- Pictorial works; Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities -- Pictorial works; Athens (Greece) -- Antiquities -- Pictorial works; Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature; Rome (Italy) -- Civilization -- Juvenile literature; Athens (Greece) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature; Athens (Greece) -- Civilization -- Juvenile literature