A Cabinet Of Roman Curiosities: Strange Tales And Surprising Facts From The World's Greatest Empire

The ancient Romans have left us a vast amount of information about themselves, much of which is strangely at odds with the conventional view of pragmatic, efficient, logical civilization. A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities is a serendipitous collection of trivia, each of which highlights a feature of life in ancient Rome. They range from the fantastical to the quotidian, and from the refined to the crude. This is a marvellous book to browse, or read cover to cover.