Mayer, Emanuel.

The ancient middle classes urban life and aesthetics in the Roman Empire, 100 BCE-250 CE / [electronic resource] : Emanuel Mayer. - Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2012. - xiv, 295 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : class, stratification and culture : the Roman middle classes and their place in history -- In search of ancient middle classes : an archaeology of middle classes in urban life 100 BCE-250 CE -- From commercial to middle classes : urban life and economy in the Roman Empire -- In search of middle class culture : commemorating working and private lives -- Decor and lifestyle : the aesthetics of standardization -- Conclusion.


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Middle class--Rome.
Middle class--Social life and customs.--Rome
Social classes--Rome.


Rome--Civilization.


Electronic books.

DG78 / .M42 2012eb

305.5/50937