Ancient World
A day in old Rome
William Stearns Davis · narrated by Moss
2026
15h 39m
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William Stearns Davis reconstructs a single day in ancient Rome, following its streets, houses, baths, forum, and games to show how the imperial city truly lived. Vivid and richly detailed, it makes the past breathe. A wonderful read for anyone who wants to walk the streets of Rome at the height of empire.
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25 chapters
- 1PREFACE5m
- 2CHAPTER I THE GENERAL ASPECT OF THE CITY27m
- 3CHAPTER II STREETS AND STREET LIFE37m
- 4CHAPTER III THE HOMES OF THE LOWLY AND OF THE MIGHTY47m
- 5CHAPTER IV ROMAN WOMEN AND ROMAN MARRIAGES42m
- 6CHAPTER V COSTUME AND PERSONAL ADORNMENT37m
- 7CHAPTER VI FOOD AND DRINK. HOW THE DAY IS SPENT. THE DINNER45m
- 8CHAPTER VII THE SOCIAL ORDERS: THE SLAVES37m
- 9CHAPTER VIII THE SOCIAL ORDERS: FREEDMEN, PROVINCIALS, PLEBEIANS, AND NOBLES47m
- 10CHAPTER IX PHYSICIANS AND FUNERALS48m
- 11CHAPTER X CHILDREN AND SCHOOLING50m
- 12CHAPTER XI BOOKS AND LIBRARIES27m
- 13CHAPTER XII ECONOMIC LIFE OF ROME: I. BANKING, SHOPS, AND INNS36m
- 14CHAPTER XIII ECONOMIC LIFE OF ROME: II. THE INDUSTRIAL QUARTERS. THE GRAIN TRADE. OSTIA. THE TRADE GUILDS30m
- 15CHAPTER XIV THE FORA, THEIR LIFE AND BUILDINGS. THE DAILY JOURNAL56m
- 16CHAPTER XV THE PALATINE AND THE PALACE OF THE CÆSARS. THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND THE POLICE AND CITY GOVERNMENT OF ROME42m
- 17CHAPTER XVI THE PRÆTORIAN CAMP. THE IMPERIAL WAR MACHINE50m
- 18CHAPTER XVII THE SENATE: A SESSION AND A DEBATE40m
- 19CHAPTER XVIII THE COURTS AND THE ORATORS. THE GREAT BATHS. THE PUBLIC PARKS AND ENVIRONS OF ROME40m
- 20CHAPTER XIX THE PUBLIC GAMES: THE THEATER, THE CIRCUS, AND THE AMPHITHEATER54m
- 21Chapter 2212m
- 22CHAPTER XX THE ROMAN RELIGION: THE PRIESTHOODS, THE VESTAL VIRGINS60m
- 23CHAPTER XXI THE FOREIGN CULTS: CYBELE, ISIS, MITHRAS. THE CHRISTIANS IN PAGAN EYES30m
- 24CHAPTER XXII A ROMAN VILLA. THE LOVE OF THE COUNTRY26m
- 25CHAPTER XXIII THE RETURN OF THE EMPEROR14m
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