The Roman Household: A Sourcebook / Edition 1

by Jane F. Gardner, Thomas Wiedemann

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138834934
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/01/2015
Series:	Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gardner, Jane F.; Wiedemann, Thomas

Table of Contents

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;

Editorial Reviews

Contains brief excerpts--a sentence to a couple of pages--from classical Roman writers on the conception of the household. The sections cover composition and definition, the household as the focus of emotion, ideals and anxieties, economics, life-cycle, inheritance, manumission and freedmen, and patronage and friendship. Marital themes are not considered. Also available in paper, (unseen), $16.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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