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.
This book illuminates the lives of the 'forgotten' children of ancient Rome and draws parallels and contrasts with contemporary society.
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.
'Superb.' The Times Literary Supplement
'Very useful as a reference work … it touches on nearly every
question one might have about Roman childhood.' London Review of
Books
'If you want to know all there is to know about children in
classical (primarily non-Christian) Rome, Laes's learned,
sensitive, and elegantly written book is the place to go.' David
Konstan, Common Knowledge
'Laes has masterfully presented not only the social meaning of
childhood in Roman antiquity, but also the grim realities of
children's lives.' Ann-Cathrin Harders, The Journal of Roman
Studies
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