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Childhood and families had a ubiquitous and central presence in the ancient world, but one which is often hidden from us. Underlying our understanding of childhood and the family in Antiquity are the key thinkers and writers of the period. Their ideas on children, growing up, and the stages of life have shaped thinking on these subjects right up to the present day. Focusing on the cultures of the Mediterranean from 800 BCE to 800 CE, covers the rise of democratic Athens, the Hellenistic World, and the evolution and transformation of the Roman Empire. A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in Antiquity presents essays on family relations, community, economy, geography and environment, education, life cycle, the state, faith and religion, health and science, and world contexts.>
List of contents
Illustrations
General Editors’ Preface
Introduction
Mary Harlow, University of Birmingham, UK and Ray Laurence, University of Kent, UK
1 Family Relationships
Mary Harlow, University of Birmingham, UK
2 Community
Ray Laurence, University of Kent, UK
3 Economy
Lena Larsson Lovén, University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Agneta Strömberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
4 Geography and the Environment
Louise Revell, University of Southampton, UK
5 Education
Christian Laes, University of Brussels and University of Antwerp, Belgium
6 Life Cycle
Tim Parkin, University of Manchester, UK
7 The State
Jo-Ann Shelton, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA
8 Faith and Religion
Ville Vuolanto, University of Tampere, Finland
9 Health and Science
Patricia Baker, University of Kent, UK
10 World Contexts
Mary Harlow, University of Birmingham, UK and Ray Laurence, University of Kent, UK
Notes
Bibliography
Contributors
Index
About the author
Mary Harlow is Honorary Associate Professor of Ancient History, University of Leicester, UK.Ray Laurence is Professor of Ancient History at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia). He has been instrumental in re-thinking and re-conceptualising key areas of Roman history, including urbanism, roads and communications, as well as childhood and the family. His work engages with other disciplines and seeks to move Roman historical research into new areas, such as the cultural history of shopping.
Summary
Childhood and families had a ubiquitous and central presence in the ancient world, but one which is often hidden from us. Underlying our understanding of childhood and the family in Antiquity are the key thinkers and writers of the period. Their ideas on children, growing up, and the stages of life have shaped thinking on these subjects right up to the present day.
Focusing on the cultures of the Mediterranean from 800 BCE to 800 CE, A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in Antiquity covers the rise of democratic Athens, the Hellenistic World, and the evolution and transformation of the Roman Empire.
A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in Antiquity presents essays on family relations, community, economy, geography and environment, education, life cycle, the state, faith and religion, health and science, and world contexts.
