Twenty-Four Hours in Ancient Rome

Daily life in ancient Rome during Hadrian's time. Twenty-four hours, twenty-four occupations, taking turns to take you through the life of the ancient Roman people. There are night police and merchants on the streets at night, because merchants' carriages are not allowed to enter the city during the day. Bakers, chefs, everyone can't live without them. Special occupations: Vesta virgins, gladiators, astrologers, and diners.

You can tell between the lines that the author is a man.

This book is like a time machine, taking me back to ancient Rome! I particularly enjoyed the vivid descriptions of the various characters in the book, as if I could see them living in front of my eyes. The story of the night policeman is very attractive to me. His work is hard and dangerous, but he still sticks to his post. This spirit is so admirable. Moreover, I felt that the plot of this book was very real and gave me a deeper understanding of the daily life of ancient Romans. Really recommended!

It breaks out of the "dynasty change" framework of traditional historical narratives, uses 12 hours as the longitude and ordinary people's daily life as the latitude, and brings the distant ancient Rome to the readers' eyes, making history no longer a cold imperial chronology, but the tangible aroma of bread, the hustle and bustle of the market, and street dialogue.

Rome twelve o'clock

Absolutely great, lighthearted and fun