Reddit mentions of A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome: Daily Life, Mysteries, and Curiosities

Yes! I read a great book eons ago about this very subject. Basically Roman nobility wouldn't get ostracized or in trouble for having relationships with their slaves if they had those relations in the right way. I.g. a male nobleman would never perform oral sex on a female slave. That would be beneath him.

Let me see if I can figure out what this book was called. It was a pretty great read! It didn't just focus on sexual relations but on day to day life in ancient Rome as well. I'll make an edit if I can find it!

Edit: I feel like this is it. I could be wrong though. It has been well over ten years since I read it!

A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome: Daily Life, Mysteries, and Curiosities https://www.amazon.com/dp/1933372710/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_fV2yDbDDRA1NF

If you want more from the Roman world, I enjoyed Alberto Angela, A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome: Daily Life, Mysteries, and Curiosities. Not Christian nor a novel, but rather a good solid history and entertaining. It is better than the borderline cheesy novel-by-Christian-scholar books, IMHO.

https://www.amazon.com/Legions-Rome-Definitive-History-Imperial/dp/1250004713/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1554330687&sr=1-1 This a reference book rather then a story but one of the best books on the subject.

https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Romans-Robert-Knapp/dp/0674284224/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=invisible+romans&qid=1554330866&s=books&sr=1-1

Looks more at the average people

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https://www.amazon.com/Day-Life-Ancient-Rome-Curiosities/dp/1933372710/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SQM52LIXLPEI&keywords=a+day+in+the+life+of+ancient+rome&qid=1554330990&s=books&sprefix=a+day+in+the+life+of+Anc%2Cstripbooks%2C175&sr=1-1

This one is more story then dry text book.

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https://www.amazon.com/Around-Roman-Table-Feasting-Ancient/dp/0226233472/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HXK35FACBK1&keywords=around+the+roman+table&qid=1554331210&s=books&sprefix=around+the+roman+%2Cstripbooks%2C168&sr=1-1

Translating Roman recipes mostly from Apicius but with other sources.

Not all may be what you are looking for but I own them and have enjoyed them. I really mean it about the first one.

And if you buy good condition used books your not even half way through your allotment at this point.

Well, it was an Italian book by Alberto Angela but I don't remember which one exactly... It was either this one:

https://www.amazon.it/life-ancient-Rome-Alberto-Angela/dp/1933372710

or this one:

https://www.amazon.it/Reach-Rome-Journey-Through-Following/dp/0847841286

In any case, they are both worth a read.

A day in the life of Ancient Rome was really interesting and a fun read.

I really liked "a day in the life of ancient rome". You will learn allot about the ancient romans.
http://www.amazon.com/Day-Life-Ancient-Rome-Curiosities/dp/1933372710

Some of the good Rome books I've read over the years:

In the Name of Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy

Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy

The Complete Roman Army by Adrian Goldsworthy

Rubicon: the Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland

A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome by Alberto Angela

Now, as someone lucky enough to have lived 6 weeks in Rome, the best prep is to somehow get yourself to La Città Eterna and visit where it all went down. The Palatine Hill and the Appian Way are places with less tourists and allow you to contemplate the power and splendor of Rome.

You can try this book : https://www.amazon.it/dp/1933372710/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_c_i-GDAbSCWZHJE

or the other book of Alberto Angela

A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome-by Alberto Angela was a great read. I like to try to learn about the people a bit when researching history and this was just the ticket. It's easy to get lost in emperors, battles, and dates, and this brings it back to the peoples that were the engine of the empire.

A Day in the Life of ancient Rome does a great job of detailing what it was like for people then. Usually you only hear about the leaders and battles, etc. This book gets into the day to day stuff for ordinary people in Rome.