Fighting hydra-like luxury : sumptuary regulation in the Roman Republic /

Zanda, Emanuela.

Fighting hydra-like luxury : sumptuary regulation in the Roman Republic / Emanuela Zanda. - 1 online resource (185 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-166) and index.

Introduction: the evil of luxury -- The Roman response to luxury -- Previous measures against extravagance -- Sumptuary laws -- Sumptuary legislation in comparative prespective.

9781472519696 (e-book)


Roman law.
Sumptuary laws (Roman law)
Sumptuary laws.


Electronic books.

KJA3075.5 / .Z36 2011

345.37027