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