1st Edition

Childhood, Class and Kin in the Roman World

Edited By Suzanne Dixon Copyright 2001
304 Pages
by Routledge

300 Pages
by Routledge

300 Pages
by Routledge

It can be difficult to hear the voices of Roman children, women and slaves, given that most surviving texts of the period are by elite adult men. This volume redresses the balance. An international collection of expert contributors go beyond the usual canon of literary texts, and assess a vast range of evidence - inscriptions, burial data, domestic architecture, sculpture and the law, as well as... Read more
Suzanne Dixon, Beryl Rawson, Keith Bradley, Mireille Corbier, Janette McWilliam, Paul Weaver, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Fiona Crowe, Hanne Sigismund Nielsen, Michele George, Hugh Lindsay, Jane Gardner, Tim Parkin.

Biography

Suzanne Dixon

'A welcome addition to a growing body of literature that takes the Roman family as its theme.' - Greece and Rome

'All the writers have successfuly addressed at least one section of the intended large audience ... all [articles] are highly readable.' - Arctos