@book{22358,
	author = {Dickey, Eleanor,},
	title = {Stories of daily life from the Roman world :},
	publisher = {Cambridge University Press, },
	year = {c2017},
	address = {Cambridge, United Kingdom : },
	note = {"The ancient Colloquia, a set of elementary language-learning materials from the Roman  empire, contain fascinating information on many aspects of daily life in the Roman  world, but they have long been neglected because until recently they had neither a  modern edition nor a translation into any modern language. Most Classicists have never  heard of them, as indeed I had not until a few years ago. But as soon as I started working  on these texts I fell in love with them; I felt they had tremendous potential and wanted  everyone to be able to use them, a desire that led to production of a full scholarly  edition of the Colloquia with translation and detailed commentary (Dickey 2012-15).  That edition contains the arguments for the editorial and interpretive decisions  underpinning the work presented here.  This book, by contrast, aims simply to present the Colloquia to non-specialist  readers, people who would like to know what these texts tell us about ordinary life in  the Roman empire and who are prepared to take my restoration and translation of the  text on trust. Readers should be aware that alternative interpretations are often  possible; note in particular that all words in italics are editorial additions"--Preface.}
}