Roman Society from Nero to Marcus AureliusSamuel Dill
Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius
Samuel Dill
History
Book language: English
1000 pages
A social history of Rome from the reign of Nero to that of Marcus Aurelius. Samuel Dill examines the manners, ideas, and institutions of the imperial age, drawing on literature and evidence to show how people lived and thought. It offers a thoughtful, wide-ranging portrait for listeners interested in the ancient world.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
ROMAN SOCIETY FROM NERO TO MARCUS AURELIUS BY SAMUEL DILL, M.A. HON. LITT.D. DUBLIN, HON. LL.D. EDINBURGH, HON. FELLOW AND LATE TUTOR, C.C.C., OXFORD; PROFESSOR OF GREEK IN QUEEN’S COLLEGE, BELFAST; AUTHOR OF “ROMAN SOCIETY IN THE LAST CENTURY OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE” MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED ST. MARTIN’S STREET, LONDON
1925 COPYRIGHT First Edition 1904 Second Edition 1905 Reprinted December 1905, 1911, 1919, 1920, 1925 PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN [pg v] PREFACE There must always be something arbitrary in the choice and isolation of a period of social history for special study. No period can, from one point of view, be broken
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