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pt. I. Athens. The golden years : Athens in the fifth century BC
The keys to survival : the city's defences, and food and water supplies
The cradle of democracy : the workings of the world's first democracy
Daily life : life in fifth-century BC Athens
Work : earning a living in Athens
The houses of Athens : Athenian domestic architecture
Temples for the gods : Athenian religious buildings
A festival for Athena : celebrations and sports for Athena's birthday
The theatre : Athenian drama : the world's first plays
pt. II. Rome. The site of Rome : Rome before the Empire
The imperial capital : the transformation of Rome during the reign of Augustus
Government : Roman law and the civil service
Food and water : aqueducts and the ports of Rome
Houses and apartments : Roman houses for rich and poor
Daily life : life in Rome in the first and second centuries AD
Shops, bars and restaurants : commercial activity in Rome
Many gods : religion and worship
A day at the races : chariot racing at the Circus Maximus
The theatre : farce, parody and other aspects of Roman drama
The Colosseum : gladiatorial games at Rome's arena complex
A new palace : the great palace complex of Domitian
The age of Apollodorus : the golden age of Roman architecture under Trajan's chief architect
The great baths : Roman imperial thermae (heated baths)
The city in late antiquity : Rome after the time of Hadrian.
The keys to survival : the city's defences, and food and water supplies
The cradle of democracy : the workings of the world's first democracy
Daily life : life in fifth-century BC Athens
Work : earning a living in Athens
The houses of Athens : Athenian domestic architecture
Temples for the gods : Athenian religious buildings
A festival for Athena : celebrations and sports for Athena's birthday
The theatre : Athenian drama : the world's first plays
pt. II. Rome. The site of Rome : Rome before the Empire
The imperial capital : the transformation of Rome during the reign of Augustus
Government : Roman law and the civil service
Food and water : aqueducts and the ports of Rome
Houses and apartments : Roman houses for rich and poor
Daily life : life in Rome in the first and second centuries AD
Shops, bars and restaurants : commercial activity in Rome
Many gods : religion and worship
A day at the races : chariot racing at the Circus Maximus
The theatre : farce, parody and other aspects of Roman drama
The Colosseum : gladiatorial games at Rome's arena complex
A new palace : the great palace complex of Domitian
The age of Apollodorus : the golden age of Roman architecture under Trajan's chief architect
The great baths : Roman imperial thermae (heated baths)
The city in late antiquity : Rome after the time of Hadrian.