Children and Everyday Life in the Roman and Late Antique World explores what it meant to be a child in the Roman world - what were children s concerns, interests and beliefs - and whether we can find traces of children s own cultures. By combining different theoretical approaches and source materials, the contributors explore the environments in which children lived, their experience of everyday life, and what the limits were for their agency. The volume brings together scholars of archaeology and material culture, classicists, ancient historians, theologians, and scholars of...
Children and Everyday Life in the Roman and Late Antique World explores what it meant to be a child in the Roman world - what were childre...
This volume is a major contribution to the field of disability history in the ancient world. Contributions from leading international scholars examine deformity and disability from a variety of historical, sociological and theoretical perspectives, as represented in various media. The volume is not confined to a narrow view of antiquity but includes a large number of pieces on ancient western Asia that provide a broad and comparative view of the topic and enable scholars to see this important topic in the round.
Disability in Antiquity is the first multidisciplinary volume to...
This volume is a major contribution to the field of disability history in the ancient world. Contributions from leading international scholars exam...
The economic success of the Roman Empire was unparalleled in the West until the early modern period. While favourable natural conditions, capital accumulation, technology and political stability all contributed to this, economic performance ultimately depended on the ability to mobilize, train and co-ordinate human work efforts. In Work, Labour, and Professions in the Roman World, the authors discuss new insights, ideas and interpretations on the role of labour and human resources in the Roman economy. They study the various ways in which work was mobilised and organised and how these...
The economic success of the Roman Empire was unparalleled in the West until the early modern period. While favourable natural conditions, capital accu...
