The Common People of Ancient Rome

The Common People of Ancient Rome

Frank Frost Abbott, American classical scholar (1860 – 1924)


This ebook presents «The Common People of Ancient Rome», from Frank Frost Abbott. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Prefatory Note

- How Latin Became The Language Of The World

- The Latin Of The Common People

- The Poetry Of The Common People Of Rome

- Their Metrical Epitaphs

- Their Dedicatory And Ephemeral Verses

- 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 Trades-guilds

- A Roman Politician

- Gaius Matius, A Friend Of Cæsar

- Index

- Footnotes