Themes in Roman Society and Culture

Matt Gibbs is an assistant professor at the University of Winnipeg. He has published numerous articles on the history of ancient Rome. Milorad Nikolic is an assistant professor at Memorial University. His research interests include Roman agricultural practices as well as ancient water and aqueducts. Pauline Ripat is an associate professor at the University of Winnipeg. A contributor to several edited volumes in classical studies, including the forthcoming Cheating Women: Curse Tablets and Roman Wives (OUP UK), Ripat commonly teaches introductory Latin and Greek and Roman society courses.

PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES ; INTRODUCTION ; 1. The Development of Roman Social History (Pauline Ripat) ; 2. A Summary of Roman History (Matt Gibbs, Milorad Nikolic,Andrew Sherwood) ; 3. Class and Status (Pauline Ripat) ; 4. Roman Slavery (Leslie Shumka) ; 5. The Roman Household (Alison Jeppesen-Wigelsworth) ; 7. Latin Literature (Luke Roman) ; 8. Roman Sexuality and Gender (Kelly Olson) ; 9. Religion at Rome (Andreas Bendlin) ; 10. Roman Government in the Republic and Early Empire (John Vanderspoel) ; 11. Crime, Law, and Order (Benjamin Kelly) ; 12. Entertainment in the Roman World (Michael Carter) ; 13. The Roman Army (Conor Whately) ; 14. Foreign Relations: War and Conquest (Greg Fisher) ; 15. The Economy (Matt Gibbs) ; 16. Roman Technology and Engineering (Milorad Nikolic) ; 17. Art and Architecture (Beth Munro) ; CONCLUSION ; EPILOGUE - ROMAN THEMES IN MODERN SOCIETY AND POPULAR CULTURE ; APPENDIX I RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS ; GLOSSARY ; WORKS CITED ; INDEX