This Sourcebook contains a comprehensive collection of sources on the topic of the social history of the Roman world during the late Republic and the first two

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This lively and original guidebook is the first to show students new to the subject exactly what Roman social history involves, and how they can study it for th

"Noting that privileges granted to the aged generally took the form of exemptions from duties rather than positive benefits, Tim Parkin argues that the elderly

Ideal for a one-semester course in Roman civilization or history, Roman Society offers a broad synthesis of the social, economic, and cultural history of this c