D. Brendan Nagle is Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Southern California. He is the author of The Ancient World: A Social and Cultural History, 5th edition, and The Roman World: Sources and Interpretations.

Review of the hardback: ' … an invaluable compendium of information from multiple sources that will deepen any reader's understanding of the material conditions of the ancient household …' BMCR

• 1. Ancient and modern household; 2. The polis as community and polity; 3. Polis households: possessions; 4. Polis households: labor needs of the oikos; 5. Non-polis households; 6. The perfection of the household; 7. Philia as bond between oikos and polis; 8. Plato's Paideai; 9. Aristotle's Paideia.

D. Brendan Nagle is Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Southern California. He is the author of The Ancient World: A Social and Cultural History, 5th edition, and The Roman World: Sources and Interpretations.

Review of the hardback: ' … an invaluable compendium of information from multiple sources that will deepen any reader's understanding of the material conditions of the ancient household …' BMCR

• 1. Ancient and modern household; 2. The polis as community and polity; 3. Polis households: possessions; 4. Polis households: labor needs of the oikos; 5. Non-polis households; 6. The perfection of the household; 7. Philia as bond between oikos and polis; 8. Plato's Paideai; 9. Aristotle's Paideia.

D. Brendan Nagle is Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Southern California. He is the author of The Ancient World: A Social and Cultural History, 5th edition, and The Roman World: Sources and Interpretations.

Review of the hardback: ' … an invaluable compendium of information from multiple sources that will deepen any reader's understanding of the material conditions of the ancient household …' BMCR

• 1. Ancient and modern household; 2. The polis as community and polity; 3. Polis households: possessions; 4. Polis households: labor needs of the oikos; 5. Non-polis households; 6. The perfection of the household; 7. Philia as bond between oikos and polis; 8. Plato's Paideai; 9. Aristotle's Paideia.