A History of Private Life, Volume I
Douban
From Pagan Rome to Byzantium
Paul Veyne / Phillippe Ariès … Arthur Goldhammer
overview
This book reveals what life was really like in the ancient world. The emergence of Christianity in the West and Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy and austerity is contrasted with the undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Tracing particular motifs that illuminate this hidden history of life in antiquity, the authors provide an account which takes into account new research.
