Children in the Roman Empire - Outsiders Within

Informationen zum Autor Christian Laes is an Assistant Professor of Latin and Ancient History at the Universities of Brussels and Antwerp. He has published widely on the experience of life in Roman times and late antiquity, and more specifically on the subjects of childhood and youth. To date he has published four books as well as some twenty international contributions on the subject. Zusammenfassung This book uses a wide range of written and archaeological sources to explore the lives of the 'forgotten' children of ancient Rome: from child emperors to children in the slums! from young magistrates to little artisans! peasants and mineworkers. It also illuminates the similarities and differences between children's lives then and their lives today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Methodological introduction; 1. How did children live? The demography, ecology and psychosocial reality of life in Roman antiquity; 2. Early childhood (0-7 years); 3. Roman children at school (approximately 7-15 years); 4. Roman children at work; 5. Paedophilia and paederasty; Concluding remarks; Glossary.

Product details

• Authors: Christian Laes, Laes Christian
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521897464
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89746-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, Ancient Rome, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Ancient History, Age groups: children, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory