Multisensory living in Ancient Rome : power and space in Roman houses

Multisensory living in Ancient Rome : power and space in Roman houses / Hannah Platts.

"Classicists have long wondered what everyday life was like in ancient Greece and Rome. How, for example, did the slaves, visitors, inhabitants or owners experience the same home differently? And how did owners manipulate the spaces of their homes to demonstrate control or social hierarchy? To...

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Main Author: Platts, Hannah (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
Subjects:
Architecture, Domestic > Rome.
Senses and sensation.
Rome > Social conditions.
Table of Contents:
  • Smelling, Touching, Hearing, Tasting and Seeing the Roman Home
  • Sensing Status? : Multisensory Awareness and Power Display in the Roman Domestic Realm
  • The Impact of Streetscapes on the Domestic Realm
  • Initial Perceptions: Controlling Access and Multisensory Experience in the Atrium-Tablinum.
  • "Public" and "Private": Multisensory Perception and the Roman cubiculum
  • Beyond Taste: The Multisensory Experience of Roman Dining in the Domestic Sphere
  • Housing the Foul: Kitchens and Toilets in the Roman Home
  • Conclusion: Sensing Status
  • Approaching a Lived Experience of the Roman House.

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