The Roman Household A Sourcebook |
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| Author:
| Gardner, Jane F.
Wiedemann, Thomas |
| Series title: | Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-134-95026-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $51.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.