Viggen 95 Report post Posted October 23, 2012 Running the Roman Home by Alexandra Croom Running the Roman Home by Alexander Croom, (2011) The History Press 160 pages including 20 colour plates and 34 pages with line drawn illustrations. Alexandra Croom is not only Keeper of Archaeology at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museum but she has also been involved with the re-enactment group Cohors V Gallorum for several years. It is obvious in several areas that she has put both sets of knowledge to excellent use in writing this book. In the introduction the author notes how books on everyday life of the Romans usually describes more specialised events like going to the baths, amphitheatre and evening parties but rarely describes the typical activities of any household such as doing the washing up or taking out the rubbish... ...read the full review of Running the Roman Home by Alexandra Croom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parthianbow 1 Report post Posted November 4, 2012 A nice review. I just read this too. Very good indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
