The Private Life of the Romans.

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The private life of the Romans

Joachim Marquardt is one of the most important German classical philologists of the 19th century. His classic, first published in 1879-82, is considered the standard scholarly work on Roman daily life in antiquity, and its content is still not outdated. In it, he offers an informed account of all aspects of ancient Roman private life, divided into two parts. The first part is devoted to the family sphere, with the chapters: family and marriage, children and education, slaves, household, daily life, and burial. The second part, entitled Acquisition and Entertainment, teaches about economic life and clothing, housing and household furnishings (also from cultural and art-historical aspects), intellectual activity, entertainment, and games. Thanks to its comprehensible language and clear, systematic structure, it remains a valuable reference work to this day.

The author:

Joachim Marquardt

Joachim Marquardt (1812-1882) was a German secondary school teacher, classical philologist, and historian. From 1859, he was director of the Ernestinum Institute in Gotha, where in 1862 he also took over the management of the ducal collections and the library at Friedenstein Castle.

For the Handbook of Roman Antiquities he also wrote volumes on Roman state administration (1873–1878) and Roman private life (in two volumes, 1879–1882).

Kai brodersen (prologue)

Kai Brodersen was Professor of Ancient Culture at the University of Erfurt and its President from 2008 to 2014.

- Number of pages: 918
- Hardcover
- Language: German
- Illustrations: 2 panels; 35 drawings