{"title":"Andrew Wallace-Hadrill","description":"\u003cp\u003eAndrew Wallace-Hadrill delves into the rich fabric of ancient Roman life, exploring its social structures and architectural splendours. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eAugustan Rome\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHouses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum\u003c\/em\u003e, offer insightful perspectives on both the daily lives and grander cultural contexts of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in meticulous scholarship, these books provide a thoughtful examination of history that appeals to readers interested in the classical world. Wallace-Hadrill's writing bridges academic rigour with accessible narrative, making complex themes in Roman history engaging and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"houses-and-society-in-pompeii-and-herculaneum-by-andrew-wallace-hadrill-9780691029092","title":"Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. The fashions they set were taken up and imitated by ordinary citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this illustrated book, \u003cem\u003eHouses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum\u003c\/em\u003e, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer new insights into Roman social life. Exposing misconceptions derived from contemporary culture, he shows the close interconnection of spheres we take as discrete: public and private, family and outsiders, work and leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining archaeological evidence with Roman texts and comparative material from other cultures, Wallace-Hadrill raises a range of new questions. How did the organization of space and the use of decoration help to structure social encounters between owner and visitor, man and woman, master and slave? What sort of \"households\" did the inhabitants of the Roman house form?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow did the world of work relate to that of entertainment and leisure? How widely did the luxuries of the rich spread among the houses of craftsmen and shopkeepers?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough analysis of the remains of over two hundred houses, Wallace-Hadrill reveals the remarkably dynamic social environment of early imperial Italy, and the vital part that houses came to play in defining what it meant to live as a Roman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849288012012,"sku":"9780691029092","price":109.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/278063482434.jpg?v=1759033300"},{"product_id":"augustan-rome-by-andrew-wallace-hadrill-9781472534262","title":"Augustan Rome","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, one of the world's foremost scholars on Roman social and cultural history, this introduction to Rome in the Age of Augustus provides a fascinating insight into the social and physical contexts of Augustan politics and poetry, exploring in detail the impact of the new regime of government on society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking an interpretative approach, the ideas and environment manipulated by Augustus are explored, along with reactions to that manipulation. Emphasizing the role and impact of art and architecture of the time, and on Roman attitudes and values, \u003cem\u003eAugustan Rome\u003c\/em\u003e explains how the victory of Octavian at Actium transformed Rome and Roman life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second edition features a new introductory section on literary figures under Augustus, a final chapter on the reception of Augustus in later periods, updated references to recent scholarship, new figures, and an expanded list of further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis thought-provoking yet concise volume sets political changes in the context of their impact on Roman values, on the imaginative world of poetry, on the visual world of art, and on the fabric of the city of Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455526519020,"sku":"9781472534262","price":38.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81AwszuF7zL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774778386"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/andrew-wallace-hadrill.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}