Families in the Roman and Late Antique World

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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This title offers new approaches to the understanding of the Roman family and its transformation in late antiquity. This volume seeks to explain developments within the structure of the family in antiquity, in particular in the later Roman Empire and late antiquity. Contributions extend the traditional chronological focus on the Roman family to include the transformation of familial structures in the newly formed kingdoms of late antiquity in Europe, thus allowing a greater historical perspective and establishing a new paradigm for the study of the Roman family. Drawing on the latest research by leading scholars in the field, this book includes new approaches to the life course and the family in the Byzantine empire, family relationships in the dynasty of Constantine the Great, death, burial and commemoration of newborn children in Roman Italy, and widows and familial networks in Roman Egypt. In short, this volume seeks to establish a new agenda for the understanding of the Roman family and its transformation in late antiquity.

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-02-02
Mått:156 x 236 x 22 mm
Vikt:580 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Family in Antiquity
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Continuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN:9781441174680

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Lena Larsson Loven is a Research Fellow at the University of Gothenburg working on a major research project on dress codes in ancient Rome. Mary Harlow is Senior Lecturer in Roman History in the Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity, University of Birmingham. Her research interests include age and ageing in the Roman and late antique world.

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1. Introduction: The Family from Rome to the Middle Ages - Harlow and Loven; 2. Genders, Generations and Family Ties in Pliny the Younger: A Dual Discourse - Challet; 3. Locating Children in Pompeii - Laurence; 4. Death, Burial and Commemoration of Newborn Babies and Infants in Roman Italy - Carroll; 5. Portraits of Children on Roman Funerary Monuments - Mander; 6. Nieces and Nephews in Inscriptions of the Occidental Provinces - Armani; 7. Childhood Health in the Roman Empire - Gowland and Redfern; 8. Young Women in Family Contexts in Roman Funerary Iconography - Loven; 9. Widows and Familial Networks in Roman Egypt - Pudsey; 10. Family Relationships in the Dynasty of Constantine the Great - Tougher; 11. The Life Course in the Byzantine Empire - Davies; 12. Saints and Families from Late Antiquity to the Early Medieval West - Callow; 13. The Life Course and Left-over Romans - Harlow; 14. Fatherhood in late Antique Gaul - Southon.