Families in the Roman and Late Antique World (Hardcover, New)

This title offers new approaches to the understanding of the Roman family and its transformation in late antiquity. This volume seeks to explain developments within the structure of the family in antiquity, in particular in the later Roman Empire and late antiquity. Contributions extend the traditional chronological focus on the Roman family to include the transformation of familial structures in the newly formed kingdoms of late antiquity in Europe, thus allowing a greater historical perspective and establishing a new paradigm for the study of the Roman family. Drawing on the latest research by leading scholars in the field, this book includes new approaches to the life course and the family in the Byzantine empire, family relationships in the dynasty of Constantine the Great, death, burial and commemoration of newborn children in Roman Italy, and widows and familial networks in Roman Egypt. In short, this volume seeks to establish a new agenda for the understanding of the Roman family and its transformation in late antiquity.

General

Imprint:	Continuum Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Family in Antiquity
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	February 2012
Editors:	Mary Harlow • Lena Larsson Loven
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4411-7468-0
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-4411-7468-0
Barcode:	9781441174680

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