A Social and Cultural History of Republican Rome

20 13 Roman Arts and LettersThe Early and Middle RepublicOn the World StageConclusionDiscussion Questions

21 Ancient Authors

22 Notable Figures from Roman History

23 Glossary

24 Index

25 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling Romulus...Figure 1.2 Fol. 1r from ms Plutei 63.19, a tenth century...Figure 1.3 Insula of Diana, Ostia Antica, second century CE.Figure 1.4 Aerial view of Pompeii. Mt. Vesuvius is in the background.Figure 1.5 Bronze tablet recording the Senatorial decree on the...Figure 1.6 Silver denarius, minted 43 or 42 BCE.

2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 So-called Capitoline Brutus, dated to the...Figure 2.2 Map of Republican RomeFigure 2.3 Map of southern Italy, including Magna Graecia and SicilyFigure 2.4 Map of the Mediterranean basinFigure 2.5 Statue of George Washington as Cincinnatus...

3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Manhole Cover, RomeFigure 3.2 Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker, Rome,...Figure 3.3 Portrait of a Vestal Virgin, Rome, first...Figure 3.4 Funerary relief of a butcher and his wife, Ostia, early...Figure 3.5 Relief showing two freedpersons, on the left and at...

4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Public Officials of the Res PublicaFigure 4.2 Roman Forum, looking towards the Palatine hill...Figure 4.3 Fresco of woman with wax tablets and stylus...Figure 4.4 Silver denarius, minted 63 BCE by L.C. Longinus,...Figure 4.5 So-called “Chiaramonti Portrait” of...

5 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 The Abduction of the Sabine Women. Nicolas Poussin, 1633–1634...Figure 5.2 Funerary relief of a midwife depicting a birth...Figure 5.3 Funerary relief of L. Aurelius Hermia and his wife Aurelia Philematio;...Figure 5.4 Coin Bank shaped as a beggar girl, circa 50 CE. Getty...

6 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Sleeping hermaphrodite, second century CE Roman...Figure 6.2 Statue of the Pudicitia type, first century BCE...Figure 6.3 Wall-painting from the House of Iucundus, Pompeii,...Figure 6.4 Market scene from relief at Ostia, second century CE.

7 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 Marble head of a deity wearing a dionysiac headband...Figure 7.2 Folio 2r, from Vat. Lat. 3868, with portrait of Terence,...Figure 7.3 Terracotta vase from Etruria, fourth century BCE....Figure 7.4 Amphitheater, Pompeii, circa 70 BCE.Figure 7.5 Silver Denarius minted by the Marsic Confederation,...

8 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 Marble altar depicting a sacrifice, Sanctuary of Diana at...Figure 8.2 Part of the fasti Amiterni, indicating festivals on the...Figure 8.3 A Lares shrine, from the the House of the Vettii, Pompeii,...Figure 8.4 Silver plate known as the Parabiago plate, with an image of...Figure 8.5 Detail from the so-called Via Labicana Augustus, c. 20 BCE....

9 Chapter 9Figure 9.1 Fresco of banqueting, from the Casa dei Amanti, Pompeii, first century CE.Figure 9.2 Marble altar known as the Altar of the Scribes,...Figure 9.3 Page from the Pandectarum codex Florentinus, otherwise known as...

10 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 Roman centuriate organizationFigure 10.2 Still photo from Cleopatra (1963) starring Elizabeth...Figure 10.3 The Via Appia (Appian Way), begun in 312 BCE and...Figure 10.4 Scene from the Column of Trajan depicting the testudo,...

11 Chapter 11Figure 11.1 Aes Signatum (“stamped bronze”), Rome, third century BCE.Figure 11.2 Slave collar for Zoninos, fourth century CE....Figure 11.3 Individuals walking a field doing survey...Figure 11.4 Amphorae, as they might have been stacked for shipping,...

12 Chapter 12Figure 12.1 Reconstruction of eighth century BCE village on Palatine...Figure 12.2 Cloaca Maxima (“Greatest Drain”), Rome....Figure 12.3 Remains of the “Servian” Wall, Rome, fourth century BCE.Figure 12.4 The Aqua Marcia. Rome. Constructed 144–140 BCE.229Figure 12.5 Republican Temple, usually identified as the Temple...Figure 12.6 Remains of Republican Temples in the Largo Argentina, Rome,...Figure 12.7 Reconstruction of Basilica Fulvia, Rome. Originally...Figure 12.8 Plan of the House of Pansa, Pompeii, first century CE.Figure 12.9 House of the Thermopolion, Ostia, third century CE.Figure 12.10 Reconstruction of Theater of Pompey, Rome. Dedicated 55 BCE.

13 Chapter 13Figure 13.1 Etruscan Terracotta statue, known as the Apollo...Figure 13.2 Wall painting from tomb on Esquiline Hill, Rome,...Figure 13.3 Head of a Roman Patrician from Otricoli in the veristic...Figure 13.4 Portrait of Roman General, Tivoli, 80–60 BCE....Figure 13.5 Statue base of Monument of Domitius Ahenobarbus,...Figure 13.6 Statue base of Monument of Domitius Ahenobarbus,...

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2 Series page Wiley Blackwell Social and Cultural Histories of the Ancient World This series offers a fresh approach to the study of ancient history,seeking to illuminate the social and cultural history often obscuredby political narratives. The books in the series will emphasize themes in socialand cultural history, such as slavery, religion, gender, age, medicine, technology,and entertainment. Books in the series will be engaging, thought provokingaccounts of the classical world, designed specifically for studentsand teachers in the classroom. Published A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity Douglas Boin Upcoming A Social and Cultural History of Archaic Greece Brian Lavelle A Social and Cultural History of Classical Greece Elizabeth Kosmetatou A Social and Cultural History of the Hellenistic World Gillian Ramsey A Social and Cultural History of the Roman Empire Jinyu Liu

3 Title page A Social and Cultural History of Republican Rome Eric M. Orlin University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington

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5 Table of Contents

6 Acknowledgment

7 Timeline of Roman History

8 Begin Reading

9 Ancient Authors

10 Notable Figures from Roman History

11 Glossary

12 Index

13 End User License Agreement

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