Roman society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius / by Samuel Dill
1925. London ; New York : Macmillan. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Presentation paste-down to front end-paper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #444871
Physical description: xxii, 639 pages. Contents: Book I -- The aristocracy under the terror -- The world of the satirist -- The society of the freedmen -- Book II -- The circle of the younger Pliny -- Municipal life -- The colleges and plebeian life -- Book III -- The philosophic director -- The philosophic missionary -- The philosophic theologian -- Book IV -- Superstition -- Belief in immortality -- The old Roman religion -- Magna mater -- Isis and Serapis -- The religion of Mithra. Subjects: Manners and customs. Religion. Rome Social life and customs.
Price: €35.00