Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments xi
4. Overture. Encountering the Eternal City 1
5. 1. Sin and the City 7
6. 2. Popolo and Population 39
7. 3. The Wages of Original Sin 53
8. 4. Refractions of Social Life 75
9. 5. Life and Law in a Flawed State 115
10. 6. Scandals of Sociability 143
11. 7. Extortionate Civilities 181
12. 8. The Fine Art of Denunciation 219
13. 9. Tearing the Social Fabric 253
14. Coda: The Future of Eternity 301
15. Notes 313
16. References 343
17. Index 357