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Rome: Its People, Life and Customs

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Originally published over 50 years ago as "Vita Romana", this work covers every aspect of Roman the architecture and layout of the city; the home, clothes, travel, sports and pastimes; the role of women; industry, education, law, culture and medicine. It covers the entire history of Rome to the invasions of the Goths and the Vandals, and then assesses Rome's subsequent architectural decay and recent restoration.

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1960

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40 reviews3 followers
August 5, 2018
Molto interessante e ben scritto, tratta approfonditamente di moltissimi aspetti della vita quotidiana romana. A volte si lascia andare a degli excursus in cui propone parallelismi e giudizi di valore sulla società odierna, ma questo non penalizza l’opera.
Caldamente consigliato!
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December 1, 2022
Justiniano es mí papá
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1,556 reviews4 followers
January 30, 2013
Still a very good reference books for every day life in Roman times. First published in the 1950's, it's not a glossy, colour picture book. Still the information is well organized. Paoli touches on every aspects of Roman life throughout the early times, the Republic and the Empire eras. Learned a lot, took copious notes and got lots and lots of ideas for my writing. Not recent but still a very well written introduction to Roman every day life.
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202 reviews5 followers
July 15, 2013
Non mi è piaciuto per niente il modo in cui è stato scritto. Fin troppo noioso e inutilmente descrittivo.
Potrebbe starci l'alibi che un argomento di questo genere (storico-descrittivo) facilmente riesca a stancare un lettore... eppure un altro libro (La grecia nel secolo di Pericle) pur trattando qualcosa di simile, è riuscito a suscitare maggiore attenzione e interesse.
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September 16, 2020
Libro interessante e pieno di curiosità sulla vita nell'antica Roma, a tratti un po' pesantuccio non tanto per i contenuti quanto per lo stile e il linguaggio utilizzato da Ugo Enrico Paoli, tipici di un professore d'altri tempi.
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