The general aspect of the city
The homes of the lowly and of the mighty
Roman women and Roman marriages
Costume and personal adornment
Food and drink. How the day is spent. The dinner
The social orders: the slaves
The social orders: freedmen, provincials, plebeians, and nobles
Economic life of Rome: I. Banking, shops, and inns
Economic life of Rome: II. The industrial quarters. The grain trade. Ostia. The trade guilds
The Fora, their life and buildings. The daily journal
The Palatine and the palace of the Caesars. The government offices, and the police and city government of Rome
The Praetorian camp. The imperial war machine
The Senate: a session and a debate
The courts and the orators. The great baths. The public parks and environs of Rome
The public games: the theater, the circus, and the amphiteater
The Roman religion: the priesthoods, the vestal virgins
The foreign cults: Cybele, Isis, Mithras. The Christians in pagan eyes
A Roman villa. The love of the country
The return of the Emperor.
