Epigraphie

Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Light yellowing to DJ. ; Stambaugh aims at a comprehensive view of urban life in the ancient Roman world. Offering an overview of political history, liberally seasoned with a survey of the architectural development of Rome, he incorporates a catalog of the best known statesmen and authors; these figures are later invoked for the light they can shed on urban values and perspectives. The book's latter half provides a panorama of various aspects of Roman city living. ; Ancient Society and History; 416 pages