Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of maps viii
4. List of illustrations ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Preface xii
7. Foreword to the English translation xiv
8. Introduction: The city between antiquity and the Middle Ages Mark Humphries xvi
9. Contributor xvi
10. I. Maiestas Quirini: The majesty of the Quirinal
11. 1. Looking at the city 3
12. 2. Transforming the city's image 17
13. 3. The phoenix city: War and ivasion in the fifth and sixth centuries 35
14. 4. Urban administration 45
15. II. Plebs patresque: Plebeians and patricians
16. 5. The nobility, elite of the human race' 59
17. 6. Tradesmen and plebs 76
18. III. Religio: Religion and religiosity
19. 7. Ancestral cults 103
20. 8. The expansion of Christianity 114
21. IV. Saeculum: Worldly
22. 9. Life and death: Material civilisation and mental attitudes 131
23. 10. Transforming the calendar 146
24. 11. Festivals and entertainments 157
25. 12. Education and culture 165
26. 13. The influence of Christian Rome 173
27. Conclusion 179
28. Notes 181
29. Chronology 191
30. Guide to further reading Mark Humphries 195
31. Index 199