Children and childhood in Roman Italy / Beryl Rawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rawson, Beryl, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Rome--History.

Children.

Children--Rome--Social conditions.

Rome--Social life and customs.

Rome.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 419 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2003.

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

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-03726-4

1-280-90749-5

0-19-151423-3

OCLC:

476259100