Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Abbott, Frank Frost

The common people of Ancient Rome studies of Roman life and literature by Frank Frost Abbott - New York Biblo,Tannen 1965 - 290 pages

Includes index.

How Latin became the language of the world -- The Latin of the common people -- The poetry of the common people of Rome -- The origin of the realistic romance among the Romans -- Diocletian's Edict and the high cost of living -- Private Benefactions and their effect on the municipal life of the Romans -- Some reflections on Corporations and trade-guilds -- A Roman politician, Gaius Scribonius curio -- Gaius Matius, a friend of Caesar -- Index

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Rome--Literature
Rome--Antiquities
Rome --Social conditions
Latin literature -- History and criticism

913.3703 Abb 15