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- Life in Roman Times (PBS)(plus links)
Daily Life in the Roman City: Rome, Pompeii, OstiaCall Number: DG78 .A38 2008ISBN: 9780806140278Publication Date: 2009
As the Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social HistoryCall Number: HN10.R7 S45 1988Publication Date: 1988
The Roman Street: urban life and society in Pompeii, Herculaneum, and RomeCall Number: DG78 .H35 2017ISBN: 9781107105706Publication Date: 2017
Shopping in Ancient RomeCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2012**Dinand also owns a hardcopy, call number HF377 .H65 2012
The Ancient Middle Classes: Urban Life & Aesthetics in the Roman Empire, 100 BCE-250 CECall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2012**Dinand also owns a hardcopy, call number DG78 .M42 2012
- Life in Roman Times (PBS)(plus links)
The Roman Household: A SourcebookCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 1991_________________________________
A compilation of a large variety of translated ancient sources, on topics ranging from the composition and ideals of the household to economics, life from birth to death, inheritance, and even structures like slavery and patronage.
Mediterranean Families in AntiquityCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2016_________________________________
Covering through the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity, this work speaks to both domestic structures and family and gender dynamics, and covers several different parts of the Roman Empire including Northern Africa and Spain as well as Italy.
Families in the Roman and Late Antique WorldCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2012_________________________________
While focused heavily on funerary rites and memorials, this text includes useful information on on such issues as childcare, extended family and family relationships and imagery in general.
The Oxford Handbook of Social Relations in the Roman WorldCall Number: [Online]ISBN: 9780195188004Publication Date: 2011
Children and Childhood in Roman ItalyCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2003_________________________________
This book is very specifically focused on the 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE.
A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman WorldsCall Number: HQ511 .C66 2011Publication Date: 2011
- The Oxford Handbook of Social Relations in the Roman WorldCall Number: [Online]ISBN: 9780195188004Publication Date: 2011
Slavery, Gender, Truth, and Power in Luke-Acts & Other Ancient NarrativesCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2019
Women, Class, and Society in Early ChristianityCall Number: BS2589.6.W65 A75 1997Publication Date: 1997
- Oxford Classical Dictionary Online This link opens in a new window
Continually-updated dictionary of the history, archaeology and culture of the classical world.
- The Oxford Handbook of Social Relations in the Roman WorldCall Number: [Online]ISBN: 9780195188004Publication Date: 2011
The Cambridge Companion to Ancient RomeCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2013_________________________________
A general overview of the Roman world which includes chapters on households, domestic architecture, neighborhoods and suburbs, and the impact of Christianity.
The Cambridge Companion to the Age of AugustusCall Number: [Online]ISBN: 9780521003933Publication Date: 2005
Ancient Rome: From Romulus to Justinian by Call Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2012_________________________________
An accessible overview of Roman history and society.
- The Basics of Christian HistoryA BBC program website offering an easy introduction to Christianity in the Roman period.
- From Jesus to ChristA collection of articles and audio clips from the PBS Frontline documentary of the same title, addressing the development of Christianity in the first four centuries.
- Christian Catacombs in Rome (Callixtus)A guide to the Callixtus catacombs.