The Ancient Middle Classes
Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Rome, Art & Architecture, Art History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Emanuel Mayer | ISBN: | 9780674070103 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | June 15, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Emanuel Mayer |
| ISBN: | 9780674070103 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | June 15, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Our image of the Roman world is shaped by the writings of upper-class intellectuals. Yet most of the material evidence we have—art, architecture, household artifacts—belonged to artisans, merchants, and professionals. Roman culture as we have seen it with our own eyes is distinctly middle-class and requires a radically new framework of analysis.
Our image of the Roman world is shaped by the writings of upper-class intellectuals. Yet most of the material evidence we have—art, architecture, household artifacts—belonged to artisans, merchants, and professionals. Roman culture as we have seen it with our own eyes is distinctly middle-class and requires a radically new framework of analysis.
