How to Survive in Ancient Rome

By: L J Trafford

Narrated by: Lucy Rayner

The essential self-help guide to living in Ancient Rome, covering all areas of everyday life in this ancient civilization, from religious beliefs and travel through to what to wear.

Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Rome and you had to start a new life there. How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? Where would you go to have your hair done? Who would you go to if you got ill, or if you were mugged in the street?

All these questions, and many more, will be answered in this new how-to guide for time travelers. Part self-help guide, part survival guide, this lively and engaging book will help the listener deal with the many problems and new experiences that they will face, and also help them to thrive in this strange new environment.

©2020 L J Trafford (P)2023 Tantor

Lots of Interesting Trivia

Lots of Interesting Trivia

Great fun, but pretty much useless unless you go to quiz night at your local pub.

Feels like it was written by a Women's Studies major

I couldn't even finish the History Overview section prior to Chapter 1 because of the 'patriarchy' and "misogyny" language. The author conveniently ignored the social class restrictions in the Roman Republic that could vote, and relates wanting to be a care-free teenage boy to being "a victim of misogyny". Once I heard these two points in the span of 15 minutes, I couldn't treat the author as a credible source of historical facts, as I expect the author wrote the rest of the book through the same post-modern feminist lens.