Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. The fashions they set were taken up and imitated by ordinary citizens. In this ill...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wallace-Hadrill, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Material culture > Italy > Pompeii (Extinct city)
Architecture, Domestic > Italy > Herculaneum (Extinct city)
Architecture, Domestic > Italy > Pompeii (Extinct city)
Material culture > Italy > Herculaneum (Extinct city)
Herculaneum (Extinct city) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Herculaneum (Extinct city) > Social life and customs.
Pompeii (Extinct city) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Pompeii (Extinct city) > Social life and customs.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Appendix: List of Houses Surveyed
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Cover Page
  • Half-title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • List of Plates
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • Note on Form of References to Houses
  • Part I. The Social Structure of the Roman House
  • Chapter 1. Reading the Roman House
  • Chapter 2. The Language of Public and Private
  • Chapter 3. The Articulation of the House
  • Part II. Sampling Pompeii and Herculaneum
  • Chapter 4. Houses and Urban Texture
  • Chapter 5. Houses and Households
  • Chapter 6. Houses and Trade
  • Chapter 7. Luxury and Status
  • Chapter 8. Epilogue

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