Description
Draws on a number of disciplines to explore the Roman family from the first century BC to the fourth century AD, focusing on the centuries bracketing the change of era. Explains or translates most of the technical terms and quotations from Latin and Greek to be accessible to non-specialists. Among the 13 topics are Junian Latins, a survey of senators' monuments, a gloomy picture of old age, the sentimental ideal indicating that the family was characterized by conflict as well as concord, who commemorated whom in Roman Italy, and the Roman house. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
