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Title:
A day in the life of ancient Rome / Alberto Angela ; translated from the Italian by Gregory Conti.
Author:
Angela, Alberto, 1962-

Conti, Gregory, 1952-
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Europa Editions, 2009.
Call Number:
DG78 .A64513 2009
Abstract:
This voyage of exploration chronicles twenty-four hours in the life of a Roman patrician, beginning at dawn on an ordinary day in the year 115 A.D., with Imperial Rome at the height of its power.
ISBN:
9781933372716
Physical Description:
384 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents:
The world back then -- A few hours before dawn -- Curiosity: Rome in numbers, the Eternal City -- 6:00 a.m.: The domus: home for the wealthy -- 6:15 a.m.: Interior decoration, a peculiar Roman taste -- 6:30 a.m.: The master awakes -- 7:00 a.m.: Roman dress -- 7:10 a.m.: Feminine fashion -- 7:15 a.m.: The well-groomed Roman man.
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Uniform Title:
Giornata nell'antica Roma. English
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