{"product_id":"manchester-university-press-carey-fleiner-9781784993184","title":"A Writer's Guide to Ancient Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A really fun idea for a book - and full of great stuff.' \u003cbr\u003eGreg Jenner, Public Historian \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carey Fleiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784993182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784993184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021","brand":"Carey Fleiner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131153707263,"sku":"9781784993184","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a00174c-f1a7-4a75-a7e5-de6771d6dd13.jpg?v=1687473318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/manchester-university-press-carey-fleiner-9781784993184","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}