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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458327203321

Autore

Rawson Beryl

Titolo

Children and childhood in Roman Italy [[electronic resource] /] / Beryl Rawson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-191514-23-4

1-280-90749-5

0-19-151423-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (434 p.)

Disciplina

305.23/0937

Soggetti

Children - Rome - History

Children - Rome - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Rome Social life and customs

Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-393) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Representations of Children in Roman Italy; Part II: The Life Course; Chronological Guide; Glossary; References; Index of Sources; General Index

Sommario/riassunto

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. The child was prominent in private houses and public space in the teeming, cosmopolitan city of ancient Rome and other towns of Italy. Such a vivid picture does not recur until the twentieth century. 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 do