Mayer, Emanuel.

The ancient middle classes urban life and aesthetics in the Roman Empire, 100 BCE-250 CE / Emanuel Mayer. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) : illustrations.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : class, stratification and culture : the Roman middle classes and their place in history -- In search of ancient middle classes : an archaeology of middle classes in urban life 100 BCE-250 CE -- From commercial to middle classes : urban life and economy in the Roman Empire -- In search of middle class culture : commemorating working and private lives -- Decor and lifestyle : the aesthetics of standardization -- Conclusion.



9780674065345


Middle class--Rome.
Middle class--Social life and customs.--Rome
Social classes--Rome.


Electronic Books.

DG78 / .A535 2012