Infancy and earliest childhood in the Roman world : 'a fragment of time' / Maureen Carroll.

Integrating social and cultural history with archaeological evidence and material culture, this first comprehensive study of infancy and earliest childhood encompasses the whole Roman Empire and explores the particular historical circumstances into which children were born and the role and significa...

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Main Author: Carroll, Maureen (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Children > Rome > History.
Infants > Rome > History.
Children > Rome > Social conditions.
Parent and child > Rome.
Children.
Children > Social conditions.
Infants.
Parent and child.
Rome (Empire)
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xiii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
Integrating social and cultural history with archaeological evidence and material culture, this first comprehensive study of infancy and earliest childhood encompasses the whole Roman Empire and explores the particular historical circumstances into which children were born and the role and significance of the youngest within the family and society.
Call Number:DG91 .C37 2018
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-311) and index.
ISBN:9780199687633
0199687633