Jane F. Gardner, Thomas Wiedemann

The Roman Household (eBook, ePUB)

A Sourcebook

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With the help of a wide variety of source material, particularly legal documents and inscriptions, some of it made available for the first time in English, this book illustrates the activities associated with the household, demonstrating the different and frequently conflicting roles and moral values expected from its various members: male and female, old and young, freedman and slave.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134950287
• Artikelnr.: 42824861

Autorenporträt

Gardner, Jane F.; Wiedemann, Thomas

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 COMPOSITION AND DEFINITION
Chapter 2 THE HOUSEHOLD AS FOCUS OF EMOTION
Chapter 3 IDEALS AND ANXIETIES
Chapter 4 THE ECONOMICS OF THE ROMAN HOUSEHOLD
Chapter 5 THE LIFE-CYCLE
Chapter 6 INHERITANCE
Chapter 7 MANUMISSION AND FREEDMEN
Chapter 8 BEYOND THE HOUSEHOLD: PATRONAGE AND FRIENDSHIP
INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX