William K. Klingaman — The First Century Emperors, Gods, And Everyman

Hamish Hamilton 1991 Hardback, 402pp. In The First Century , William Klingaman tells us what it was like to live during this time, quoting from first-person reports from around the world. He describes the diet of a Chinese peasant, the gruesome practices of Roman doctors, the military tactics of the semi-civilized Celtic warriors with their blue-painted faces, the sexual escapades of the Roman emperors' wives, the romantic advice of the exiled poet Ovid, the brutality of the games in the Colosseum, and the progress of a pilgrim's visit to the Temple. DJ. (ISBN: 9780241128879). Very Good.