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A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities : Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the World's Greatest Empire by J. C. McKeown (2010, Hardcover)

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Here is a whimsical and captivating collection of odd facts, strange beliefs, outlandish opinions, and other highly amusing trivia of the ancient Romans. We tend to think of the Romans as a pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army, an exemplary legal system, and a precise and elegant language. A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities shows that the Romans were equally capable of bizarre superstitions, logic-defying customs, and often hilariously derisive views of their fellow Romans and non-Romans. Classicist J. C. McKeown has organized the entries in this entertaining volume around major themes--The Army, Women, Religion and Superstition, Family Life, Medicine, Slaves, Spectacles--allowing for quick browsing or more deliberate consumption. Among the book's many gems are: - Romans on urban living: The satirist Juvenal lists "fires, falling buildings, and poets reciting in August as hazards to life in Rome." - On enhanced interrogation: "If we are obliged to take evidence from an arena-fighter or some other such person, his testimony is not to be believed unless given under torture." (Justinian) - On dreams: Dreaming of eating books "foretells advantage to teachers, lecturers, and anyone who earns his livelihood from books, but for everyone else it means sudden death" - On food: "When people unwittingly eat human flesh, served by unscrupulous restaurant owners and other such people, the similarity to pork is often noted." (Galen) - On marriage: In ancient Rome a marriage could be arranged even when the parties were absent, so long as they knew of the arrangement, "or agreed to it subsequently." - On health care: Pliny caustically described medical bills as a "down payment on death," and Martial quipped that "Diaulus used to be a doctor, now he's a mortician. He does as a mortician what he did as a doctor." For anyone seeking an inglorious glimpse at the underside of the greatest empire in history, A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities offers endless delights.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195393759
ISBN-13
9780195393750
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79590462

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Book Title
Cabinet of Roman Curiosities : Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the World's Greatest Empire
Author
J. C. Mckeown
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Ancient / Rome, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Literary Criticism, History
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz

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Dg77.M425 2010
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Anyone dipping into this serendipitous book,,,will find enough surprising facts and strange tales to satisfy the most voracious quizzer., "This cabinet is as true to the Roman world as the highbrow history it eschews. Whether we use it as a gift to friends or light reading for ourselves, the readers' understanding of the ancients will be enriched by the stories they take away from this treasure chest of curiosities." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Zestful. This book could persuade the most history-hating student to fall in love with ancient Rome. It's a highly entertaining read." --Sunday Times "Entertaining" --Times Literary Supplement "To be enjoyed as a lighthearted Romanophile outing." --UNRV.com "The esteemed classicist J.C. McKeown shows in his Cabinet of Roman Curiosities, the ancients were as passionate, opinionated, and curious as we are today-if not more so. A madcap smorgasbord of the ancient world."--The Daily Beast "Readers' understanding of the ancients will be enriched by the stories they take away from this treasure chest of curiosities."--Bryn Mawr Classical Review, McKeown's scholia are tersely informative, enlivened by pertinent modern analogues, myth puncturing ... and dry witticisms., "This cabinet is as true to the Roman world as the highbrow history it eschews. Whether we use it as a gift to friends or light reading for ourselves, the readers' understanding of the ancients will be enriched by the stories they take away from this treasure chest of curiosities." --Bryn MawrClassical Review "Zestful. This book could persuade the most history-hating student to fall in lvoe with ancient Rome. It's a highly entertaining read." --Sunday Times "Entertaining" --Times Literary Supplement "To be enjoyed as a lighthearted Romanophile outing." --UNRV.com "The esteemed classicist J.C. McKeown shows in hisCabinet of Roman Curiosities, the ancients were as passionate, opinionated, and curious as we are today-if not more so. A madcap smorgasbord of the ancient world."--The Daily Beast, "Zestful. This book could persuade the most history-hating student to fall in lvoe with ancient Rome. It's a highly entertaining read." -- Sunday Times"Entertaining" -- Times Literary Supplement"To be enjoyed as a lighthearted Romanophile outing." -- UNRV.com, "Zestful. This book could persuade the most history-hating student to fall in lvoe with ancient Rome. It's a highly entertaining read." -- Sunday Times"Entertaining" -- Times Literary Supplement"To be enjoyed as a lighthearted Romanophile outing." -- UNRV.com"The esteemed classicist J.C. McKeown shows in his Cabinet of Roman Curiosities , the ancients were as passionate, opinionated, and curious as we are today-if not more so. A madcap smorgasbord of the ancient world."-- The Daily Beast, "Zestful. This book could persuade the most history-hating student to fall in lvoe with ancient Rome. It's a highly entertaining read." --Sunday Times "Entertaining" --Times Literary Supplement "To be enjoyed as a lighthearted Romanophile outing." --UNRV.com "The esteemed classicist J.C. McKeown shows in hisCabinet of Roman Curiosities, the ancients were as passionate, opinionated, and curious as we are today-if not more so. A madcap smorgasbord of the ancient world."--The Daily Beast, "This cabinet is as true to the Roman world as the highbrow history it eschews. Whether we use it as a gift to friends or light reading for ourselves, the readers' understanding of the ancients will be enriched by the stories they take away from this treasure chest of curiosities." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review"Zestful. This book could persuade the most history-hating student to fall in love with ancient Rome. It's a highly entertaining read." --Sunday Times"Entertaining" --Times Literary Supplement"To be enjoyed as a lighthearted Romanophile outing." --UNRV.com"The esteemed classicist J.C. McKeown shows in his Cabinet of Roman Curiosities, the ancients were as passionate, opinionated, and curious as we are today-if not more so. A madcap smorgasbord of the ancient world."--The Daily Beast"Readers' understanding of the ancients will be enriched by the stories they take away from this treasure chest of curiosities."--Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Table of Content
Chapter I: Family Life Chapter II: Women Chapter III: Names Chapter IV: Education Chapter V: The Army Chapter VI: Romans At Sea Chapter VII: The Law Chapter VIII: Farming Chapter IX: Medicine Chapter X: Religion & Superstition Chapter XI: The Life Of The Mind Chapter XII: Foreigners Chapter XIII: Slaves Chapter XIV: Animals Chapter XV: Spectacles Chapter XVI: Food & Drink Chapter XVII: Decadence Chapter XVIII: Buildings Chapter XIX: Pompeii & Herculaneum Chapter XX: Toilets Chapter XXI: Not For The Puritanical Chapter XXII: Tempus Fugit Chapter XXIII: Kings, Consuls, & Emperors Glossary Acknowledgements, Chapter I. Family Life Chapter II. Women Chapter III. Names Chapter IV. Education Chapter V. The Army Chapter VI. Romans At Sea Chapter VII. The Law Chapter VIII. Farming Chapter IX. Medicine Chapter X. Religion & Superstition Chapter XI. The Life Of The Mind Chapter XII. Foreigners Chapter XIII. Slaves Chapter XIV. Animals Chapter XV. Spectacles Chapter XVI. Food & Drink Chapter XVII. Decadence Chapter XVIII. Buildings Chapter XIX. Pompeii & Herculaneum Chapter XX. Toilets Chapter XXI. Not For The Puritanical Chapter XXII. Tempus Fugit Chapter XXIII. Kings, Consuls, & Emperors Glossary Acknowledgements
Copyright Date
2010
Lccn
2009-043574
Dewey Decimal
937
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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