Los olvidados de Roma : Gladiadores, prostitutas, forajidos, esclavos y hombres y mujeres corrientes

When we think of ancient Rome, senators, emperors, power struggles, luxury, baths, religion, architecture, and legal codes come to mind. But what was Roman society really like? How did ordinary people live? In *The Forgotten of Rome*, Robert Knapp shows how ordinary people tried to earn a living and prosper in times that were not always easy, when disease, hunger, and violence were commonplace, subject to powers that often oppressed or ignored them. We will see the ties between the various social groups and understand how slaves became outlaws or why the sons of freedmen ended up joining the army. In short, we will follow the lives of Rome's forgotten citizens. We will hear their testimonies in literature, letters, and inscriptions, and look for their traces in the stories, treaties, plays, and poetry created by the elite. This, in short, is the portrait of Rome's forgotten people, who are essential to understanding its history.