{"product_id":"the-romans-paul-chrystal-9781836392644","title":"The Romans: A People's History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on diverse sources, this book offers a view of ancient Rome as seen by its people that reveals the lasting legacy of its ordinary men and women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Romans loom large in the imagination, credited with roads, aqueducts, politics, plumbing, and empire--yet these familiar achievements tell only part of the story. \u003ci\u003eThe Romans: A People's History\u003c\/i\u003e turns away from generals and emperors to focus instead on the millions of ordinary men and women whose voices rarely made it into history. Drawing on inscriptions, literature, household objects, mosaics, and myth, it reveals how plebian lives shaped the culture that still surrounds us: from food and labor to beliefs, entertainment, violence, and political resistance. Not shying away from contentious subjects--misogyny, slavery, racism, and the enjoyment of brutal spectacle--Paul Chrystal offers a rich, human-centered account of Roman civilization seen from the ground up, suggesting that what ordinary Romans endured and achieved still echoes in how we live, argue, and govern today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Chrystal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836392648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836392644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Paul Chrystal","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48517233311999,"sku":"9781836392644","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93e17068-b881-4b35-9368-c3114f9bf941.jpg?v=1778730812","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-romans-paul-chrystal-9781836392644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}