Growing up and growing old in Ancient Rome a life course approach /

• Main Author: Harlow, Mary, 1956-
• Other Authors: Laurence, Ray, 1963-
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
• Subjects: Developmental psychology > Rome.; Rome > History > Republic, 265-30 B.C.; Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: ageing in antiquity
• The location of the life course: the household
• The beginning of life: infancy and childhood
• Transition to adulthood 1: female
• Transition to adulthood 2: male
• The place of marriage in the life course
• Kinship extension and age mixing through marriage
• Age and politics
• Getting old
• Death and memory
• Age and ageing in the Roman Empire and beyond.