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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carroll, Maureen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Children > Rome > History.
Infants > Rome > History.
Children > Rome > Social conditions.
Parent and child > Rome.
Description
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.
Physical Description:xiii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-311) and index.
ISBN:9780199687633
0199687633