The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 06
CHAPTER XXXVIII
ASPECTS OF CIVILISATION OF THE FIRST TWO CENTURIES OF THE EMPIRE 329
The spirit of the times, 329. Manners and customs, 335. Suppers and banquets, 339. The circles, 342. Public readings, 345. Libraries and book-making, 346. The ceremony of a Roman marriage, 349. The status of women, 352. Paternal authority and adoption: The slavery of children, 356. The institution of slavery, 359. Games and recreations, 367. The Roman theatre and amphitheatre, 370. Sheppard’s estimate of the gladiatorial contest, 375.