Children and Childhood in Roman Italy

ISBN-13: 9780199240340 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 440 str.

Beryl Rawson

Opis

Images of children in Roman society abound: an infant's first bath, learning to walk, playing with pets and toys, going to school, and--all too often--dying prematurely. Children and Childhood in Roman Italy argues that in Roman society children were, in principle and often in practice, welcome, valued and visible. This study builds on the dynamic work on the Roman family that has been developing in recent decades. Its focus on the period between the first century BCE and the early third century CE provides a context for new work being done on early Christian societies, especially in Rome.

Recenzje

This is an excellent book that not only answers questions but breaks new ground and invites further research...this is a book that indeed opens up new horizons in the construction of childhood in the ancient world.

O autorze

Beryl Rawson is Professor Emerita and Visiting Fellow in History at the Australian National University