Roman Frugality : Modes of Moderation from the Archaic Age to the Early Empire and Beyond

Explores how the ancient Romans negotiated the interface of economics and ethics and handled needs and wants throughout their history. Focuses on the desirability of individual and collective self-restraint in the pursuit of wealth, physical pleasures (food, drink, sex) and power.

• | : Ingo Gildenhard (University of Cambridge), Cristiano Viglietti (Universita degli Studi, Siena) (Edited by)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 09, 2020
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 428 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1108840167
• | ISBN-13: 9781108840163