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Roman passions : a history of pleasure in Imperial Rome
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- Creator
- Ray Laurence
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London ; New York : Continuum, 2009
- Physical Details
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- viii, 248 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781847250322, 1847250327
- OCLC
- ocn288986285
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-235) and index.
- Roman passions -- Into the world of Roman pleasure -- The emperor's pleasures -- The aesthetics of the city -- A little place in the country -- The Roman body at the baths -- Roman erotics -- Dining -- Food and wine -- A great song and dance -- Violence -- Collectors and collections -- Pleasure transforms Roman culture