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More info How about trying on Roman sandals and walking around an ancient city in them for a day? The history of Rome became for Philip Matiszak, a professor at the University of Cambridge, his main job, hobby and main passion. He will gladly take you to the past so that you can see the capital of a great empire in its everyday truth — through the prism of the perception of its ordinary inhabitants. Astrologer, priestess, tavern owner, gladiator, prostitute — an hour for each character in this busy day to find answers to the most unexpected questions about the life of ancient people and the outskirts of the city. The Romans began counting twenty-four hours in a day from midnight, but the clock began to count from sunset the day before — and this is just one example of how the worldview of the Romans differed from ours. To better imagine the ancient world, you are invited to live one day in the company of the Romans. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the capital of a great empire, walk along its backyards, learn the stories of different people who lived many years before you. For whom: For everyone who is interested in the way of life and customs of Ancient Rome. For all the curious. For lovers of new sensations. About the author: For 30 long years, the study of ancient history has been the work and hobby of Philip Matiszak, researcher, Ph.D. in history and lecturer at the University of Cambridge. He admits that immersion in the lives of people who were born for many thousands of years for us is akin to a journey into a fantasy world — in part, therefore, antiquity has become his real passion. And if he could not find a book that fully described the topic of interest to him, he took up the pen and scientific searches himself. So in Britain he published 17 books on Roman history — and here is one of them. Chips of the book: A whole day in the ancient city! 24 sections — every hour a character change! “I liked the combination of fiction and non-fiction. The author uses stories of fictional people, explaining the nuances of their life, explaining what they do and why, to show their world — the whole city — through their eyes. In addition, the book is written unusually witty, which is rare for non-fiction literature. » — Assaph Mehr, amazon.com Abstract History is written by the winners and about the winners — great emperors, significant events, wars, palace coups. It is easy for us to imagine the ruler in his luxurious palace, but the life of ordinary people, the little things of everyday life often elude us. What was Ancient Rome, the ancient capital? How did the people of the great Roman Empire, separated from us by centuries, live? What did you care about, what did you spend your time on? The author of this book tried to reveal the image of the city through the people who inhabited it. You will find a description of 24 hours in Rome, and each hour you will spend with a new character: an astrologer, a priestess, a gladiator, a prostitute, a tavern owner and many others will appear before you. Based on reliable sources, the author reconstructs possible scenarios of life so that the reader can immerse himself in the atmosphere of the ancient city. Previously, the book was published under the title «24 hours in Ancient Rome». This edition has been re-translated and scientifically revised.
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