By Shushma Malik and Caillan Davenport Abstract: Malik and Davenport argue against the idea that some Roman buildings had purpose-built ‘vomiting rooms’ intended for use after particularly intense feasting sessions.…
by Annalisa Marzano Abstract: Marzano provides an introduction to the uses of gardens in the Roman world. These were seen by elites as places of leisure and luxuriation, whilst others used them for exercise or planted…
By Alison E. Cooley Abstract: The chapter starts with an assessment of the importance of Italy’s support for Augustus in the lead up to Actium, and how the theme of tota Italia continued to be promoted afterwards. It…
By Barbara Kellum Abstract: This chapter argues that Octavian’s victory at Actium and the final demise of the senatorial republic created a new world of opportunities for the municipal elite of Italy and for freedmen,…
By Celia E. Schultz Abstract: Fulvia, Center Stage is the first full-length biography focused solely on Fulvia, daughter of Sempronia and Bambalio, who is best known as the wife of Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony). Born…