Being a Poor Roman

Being a Poor Roman

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
S1 E27: Put yourself into the world of Rome's plebian class. This episode takes you to the leaky, rat-infested housing where the urban poor suffered from disease and malnutrition, and you'll experience the threat of fire that hung over Rome in the 1st century A.D. You'll also get a glimpse of what sustained the day-to-day life of the poor.