Life in the Roman world of Nero and St. Paul

Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. xix, 453 pages 23 cm Extent and security of the empire -- Travel within the empire -- A brief survey of the provinces -- The imperial system : emperor, senate, knights, and people -- Nero the emperor -- Administration and taxation of the empire -- Rome : the imperial city -- Streets, water-supply, and building material -- The Roman town house -- The country homestead and country seat -- Roman furniture -- Social day of a Roman aristocrat : morning -- Social day of a Roman aristocrat (cont.) : afternoon and dinner -- Life in the middle and lower classes -- Holidays and amusements : theatre, circus, amphitheatre -- The women : marriage, the Roman matron, and her dress -- Children and education -- The army : military service : public career -- Roman religion : state and individual -- Study and scientific knowledge among the Romans -- Philosophy : Stoics and Epicureans -- The Roman profusion of art -- The last scene of all : burial and tombs