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A day in old Rome

de William Stearns Davis

Chapitres (27)

A day in old Rome 0:00
A DAY IN OLD ROME: PREFACE 0:12
CONTENTS 3:37
CHAPTER I THE GENERAL ASPECT OF THE CITY 3:42
CHAPTER II STREETS AND STREET LIFE 24:41
CHAPTER III THE HOMES OF THE LOWLY AND OF THE MIGHTY 53:21
CHAPTER IV ROMAN WOMEN AND ROMAN MARRIAGES 1:30:19
CHAPTER V COSTUME AND PERSONAL ADORNMENT 2:02:29
CHAPTER VI FOOD AND DRINK. HOW THE DAY IS SPENT. THE DINNER 2:30:51
CHAPTER VII THE SOCIAL ORDERS: THE SLAVES 3:06:05
CHAPTER VIII THE SOCIAL ORDERS: FREEDMEN, PROVINCIALS, PLEBEIANS, AND NOBLES 3:35:01
CHAPTER IX PHYSICIANS AND FUNERALS 4:10:54
CHAPTER X CHILDREN AND SCHOOLING 4:47:50
CHAPTER XI BOOKS AND LIBRARIES 5:26:01
CHAPTER XII ECONOMIC LIFE OF ROME: I. BANKING, SHOPS, AND INNS 5:46:15
CHAPTER XIII ECONOMIC LIFE OF ROME: II. THE INDUSTRIAL QUARTERS. THE GRAIN TRADE. OSTIA. THE TRADE GUILDS 6:13:59
CHAPTER XIV THE FORA, THEIR LIFE AND BUILDINGS. THE DAILY JOURNAL 6:36:50
CHAPTER XV THE PALATINE AND THE PALACE OF THE CÆSARS. THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND THE POLICE AND CITY GOVERNMENT OF ROME 7:19:35
CHAPTER XVI THE PRÆTORIAN CAMP. THE IMPERIAL WAR MACHINE 7:51:58
CHAPTER XVII THE SENATE: A SESSION AND A DEBATE 8:30:15
CHAPTER XVIII THE COURTS AND THE ORATORS. THE GREAT BATHS. THE PUBLIC PARKS AND ENVIRONS OF ROME 9:01:49
CHAPTER XIX THE PUBLIC GAMES: THE THEATER, THE CIRCUS, AND THE AMPHITHEATER 9:32:30
CHAPTER XX THE ROMAN RELIGION: THE PRIESTHOODS, THE VESTAL VIRGINS 10:22:57
CHAPTER XXI THE FOREIGN CULTS: CYBELE, ISIS, MITHRAS. THE CHRISTIANS IN PAGAN EYES 11:09:05
CHAPTER XXII A ROMAN VILLA. THE LOVE OF THE COUNTRY 11:32:05
CHAPTER XXIII THE RETURN OF THE EMPEROR 11:52:18
INDEX 12:02:56

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Narrateur: Howard — Erudite New England Antiquarian (en-US)
Durée: 12 h 35 min
Langue: English
Ajouté: 24 octobre 2026
Ebook source: Project Gutenberg
Licence: Public domain

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