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Zusatztext In future all researchers in childhood and children, not just those interested in the Romans, will use this book as their starting point. Informationen zum Autor Beryl Rawson is Professor Emerita and Visiting Fellow in History at the Australian National University. Klappentext 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. Children and Childhood in Roman Italy argues that in Roman society children were! in principle and often in practice! welcome! valued and visible. 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. Zusammenfassung 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. This title focuses on the period between the first century BCE and the early third century CE. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I. Representations of Children in Roman Italy 1: Representations Part II. The Life Course 2: Welcoming a New Child 3: Rearing 4: Ages and Stages 5: Education 6: Relationships 7: Public Life 8: Death, Burial, and Commemoration
