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;
Gardner, Jane F.; Wiedemann, Thomas
As with slavery, that other fundamental institution of the Roman World, materials on family and household are maddeningly diffuse, fragmented, and therefore rather difficult to find and use. That a good selection of the primary source materials on Roman households has been assembled, and that new translations have been provided for these sources, should be gratefully accepted as a considerable boon to teachers and students and alike.
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