Families in the Roman and late antique world edited by Mary Harlow and Lena Larsson Lovén.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Larsson Lovén, Lena, editor.

Harlow, Mary, 1956- editor.

Series:

Families in antiquity ; 2.

The families in antiquity 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Rome--History.

Families.

Families--Italy--Rome--History--To 1500.

Families--Byzantine Empire.

Rome--Civilization.

Rome.

Rome--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume seeks to explain developments within the structure of the family in antiquity, in particular in the later Roman Empire and late antiquity. Contributions extend the traditional chronological focus on the Roman family to include the transformation of familial structures in the newly formed kingdoms of late antiquity in Europe, thus allowing a greater historical perspective and establishing a new paradigm for the study of the Roman family. Drawing on the latest research by leading scholars in the field the book includes new approaches to the life course and the family in the Byzantine empire, family relationships in the dynasty of Constantine the Great, death, burial and commemoration of newborn children in Roman Italy, and widows and familial networks in Roman Egypt. In short, this volume seeks to establish a new agenda for the understanding of the Roman family and its transformation in late antiquity.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Looking Forward - Harlow and Loven

2. Pliny the Nephew: Youth and Family Ties Across Generations and Genders - Challet

3. 'Vixit Plus Minus': Commemorating the Age of the Dead - Towards a Familial Roman Life Course? - Laurence and Trifilo

4. 'No Part in Earthly Things': Death, Burial and Commemoration of Newborn Children and Infants in Roman Italy - Carroll

5. The Representation of Physical Contact on Roman Tombstones - Mander

6. Nieces and Nephews: An Epigraphic Approach - Armani

7. A Bioarchaeological Perspective on the Pre-Adult Stages of the Life Course: Implications for the Care and Health of Children in the Roman Empire - Redfern and Gowland

8. Roman Family Reliefs and the Commemoration of Work: Text, Images and Ideals - Loven

9. Death and the Family: Widows and Divorcees in Roman Egypt - Pudsey

10. Imperial Blood: Family Relationships in the Dynasty of Constantine the Great - Tougher

11. Written in Stone: Gendered Ideals and the Byzantine Family - Davies

12. Left-Over Romans: The Life Course in the Late Antique West - Callow and Harlow

13. Fatherhood in Late Antique Gaul - Southon

Afterword - Kampen

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9781441174024

1441174028

9781472556684

1472556682

9781441170798

1441170790

OCLC:

841908834