Romans on the Bay of Naples ; a social and cultural study of the villas and their owners from 150 B.C. to A.D. 400

INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION dust jacket hardcover, free tracking number, clean NEW text, solid binding, NO remainders NOT ex-library, smoke free; slight gentle shelfwear / storage-wear; WE SHIP FAST. Carefully packed and quickly sent. 201613105 "For Marit, with the warm regards of the author, who has such memories of shared Italian experience going back to 1965, and who warmly recommends the present volume as an instant cure for insomnia. Best from John Dec. 29, 1970" From midway through the second century B.C. until 400 A.D., the Bay of Naples was the center of fashion and cultivated leisure for the Roman aristocracy. Casual remarks in the letters of Cicero and random observations of Strabo, Statius, the younger Pliny, and Symmachus reveal that this coastal area of Campania was known for its villas and for its life of ease from the days of the late Republic. Mr. D;Arms, in a discerning social and cultural analysis, traces the developing stages of this era in history and its effects on Roman culture. Please choose Priority / Expedited shipping for faster delivery. (No shipping to Mexico, Brazil or Italy.) Frontmatter (page N/A) List of Illustrations (page xv) Abbreviations (page xvii) 1. The First Coastal Villas: The Second Century B.C. (page 1) 2. Coastal Campania during the Period of Marius and Sulla (page 18) 3. The Last Years of the Republic (page 39) 4. The Emperors and Campania (page 73) 5. The Bay of Naples in the Imperial Age (page 116) Epilogue (page 165) Appendix (page 171) Select Bibliography (page 233) Index (page 239) [by] John H. D'arms. Bibliography: P. [233]-238.