From the Book - Regular Print
1 Introduction: Roman Cities 1 --
Ancient Roman Cities 1 --
Goals and Structure of Book 3 --
2 History of Ancient Rome 7 --
Brief Survey of Roman History 7 --
Topography of the City: Rivers, Hills, Valleys, and Plains 11 --
City Development in the Monarchical Period 15 --
Republican Era Developments 16 --
3 Infrastructure of Ancient Rome 25 --
Republican Aqueducts 25 --
How the Water System Functioned 30 --
4 Government of Ancient Rome 43 --
Roman Forum: Buildings and Monuments 47 --
5 People of Ancient Rome 55 --
6 Living and Dying in Ancient Rome 75 --
Domus: Private Homes 75 --
Insulae: Apartment Buildings 78 --
Health and Medicine 80 --
Funerary Inscriptions 86 --
7 Dangers of Life in Ancient Rome 93 --
8 Pleasures of Life in Ancient Rome 107 --
9 Entertainment in Ancient Rome 119 --
Flavian Amphitheator (The Colosseum) 125 --
Chariot Racing and the Circus Maximus 128 --
Theater, Dance, and Pantomime 138 --
10 Religion in Ancient Rome 141 --
Priests and Ritual 143 --
Religion and Magic 148 --
Some Famous Temples at Rome 151 --
11 Emperors and Ancient Rome 167 --
Palaces of the Emperors 167 --
12 Economy and Ancient Rome 187 --
Employment and Commerce 190 --
13 Ostia: An Industrial Port City 203 --
Buildings of Ostia 208 --
14 Pompeii: A Time Capsule of Roman Daily Life 219 --
History of Pompeii 219 --