Children in the Roman Empire : outsiders within / Christian Laes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laes, Christian.

Standardized Title:

Kinderen bij de Romeinen. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Rome--History.

Children.

Children--Rome--Social conditions.

Rome--Social life and customs.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Manners and customs.

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

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Summary:

"Roman children often seem to be absent from the ancient sources. How did they spend their first years of life? Did they manage to find their way among the various educators, often slaves, who surrounded them from an early age? Was Roman education characterised by loving care or harsh discipline? What was it like to be a slave child? Were paedophilia and child labour accepted and considered 'normal'? This book focuses on all 'forgotten' Roman children: from child emperors to children in the slums of Rome, from young magistrates to little artisans, peasants and mineworkers. The author has managed to trace them down in a wide range of sources: literature and inscriptions, papyri, archaeological finds and ancient iconography. In Roman society, children were considered outsiders. But at the same time they carried within them all the hopes and expectations of the older generation, who wanted them to become full-fledged Romans"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Methodological introduction; 1. How did children live? The demography, ecology and psychosocial reality of life in Roman antiquity; 2. Early childhood (0-7 years); 3. Roman children at school (approximately 7-15 years); 4. Roman children at work; 5. Paedophilia and paederasty; Concluding remarks; Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Methodological introduction; 1. How did children live? The demography, ecology and psychosocial reality of life in Roman antiquity; 2. Early childhood (0-7 years); 3. Roman children at school (approximately 7-15 years); 4. Roman children at work; 5. Paedophilia and paederasty; Concluding remarks; Glossary.

ISBN:

9780521897464

0521897467

OCLC:

671709838

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