A Writer's Guide to Ancient Rome (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781784993184)

'A really fun idea for a book - and full of great stuff.'
Greg Jenner, Public Historian

This is the perfect guide for any writer who wants to recreate the Roman world accurately in their fiction. It will aid any novelist, screenwriter, games designer or re-enactor in populating their story with authentic characters and scenes, costumes and locations.

Written from a historian's perspective, this guide pulls back the curtain to show the reader what life in Ancient Rome was really like: what they wore, what they ate, and how they spent their time at work, at home, at war, and at play. Individual chapters focus on different aspects of Romans' lives, to give you specific knowledge of what they looked like and how they behaved, as well as a broad appreciation of what held their civilisation together, from religion, to the economy, to law and order. You may wish to work your way through the book from cover to cover, or focus specifically on individual chapters as you hone your creative writing skills.

Covering the period between 200 BCE and 200 CE, A writer's guide to Ancient Rome surveys the vast amount of sources and scholarship on the Classical world so you don't have to! It outlines current scholarly debates and changing interpretations, suggests further reading, and recommends particular resources to mine for each topic. It gives you plenty to consider while you construct your own Roman world.

Author: Carey Fleiner
ISBN-10: 1784993182
ISBN-13: 9781784993184
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2020
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2021