Old age in the Roman world : a cultural and social history

1. Verfasser: Parkin, Tim G.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Baltimore ; London : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
Umfang/Format: xiii, 495 p. ; 23 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Ancient society and history
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Inhalte/Bestandteile: 2 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Roman definitions and statements of age
  • The demography of old age
  • Old age and the Romans : images and attitudes
  • Rules of age in the Roman Empire
  • Rules of age in Roman Egypt
  • The realities of rules of age : proofs of age
  • Old age, marriage, and sexuality
  • Ageing and the Roman family
  • The marginality of old age.