Children and childhood in Roman Italy / Beryl Rawson.

By:

Rawson, Beryl

Material type: Text

TextSeries: OUP E-BooksPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 419 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780191514234
0191514233
9780199240340
0199240345
9786610907496
6610907498

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

History

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Children and childhood in Roman Italy.DDC classification:

305.230937 22

LOC classification:

DG91 .R39 2003eb

Other classification:

15.52

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

pt. I. Representations of children in Roman Italy. Representations. -- pt. II. The life course. Welcoming a new child ; Rearing ; Ages and stages ; Education ; Relationships ; Public life ; Death, burial, and commemoration. -- Chronological guide.

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 done on early Christian societies, especially in Rome. Concepts of childhood and the treatment of children are often used as a barometer of society's humanity, values, and priorities. Children and Childhood in Roman Italy argues that in Roman society children were, in principle and often in practice, welcome, valued and visible.

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

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 done on early Christian societies, especially in Rome. Concepts of childhood and the treatment of children are often used as a barometer of society's humanity, values, and priorities. Children and Childhood in Roman Italy argues that in Roman society children were, in principle and often in practice, welcome, valued and visible.

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