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Children and childhood in Roman Italy / / Beryl Rawson



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Autore: Rawson Beryl Visualizza persona
Titolo: Children and childhood in Roman Italy / / Beryl Rawson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 419 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina: 305.23/0937
Soggetto topico: Children - Rome - History
Children - Rome - Social conditions
Soggetto geografico: Rome Social life and customs
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D
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
Titolo autorizzato: Children and childhood in Roman Italy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-383-03726-4
1-280-90749-5
0-19-151423-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784792603321
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