Youth in the Roman Empire: The Young and the Restless Years?

Author:   Christian Laes (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) ,  Johan Strubbe (Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, The Netherlands)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107048881


Pages:   277
Publication Date:   20 March 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Youth in the Roman Empire: The Young and the Restless Years?


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Author:   Christian Laes (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) ,  Johan Strubbe (Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, The Netherlands)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9781107048881


ISBN 10:   1107048885
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   20 March 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   Dutch; Flemish

Table of Contents

1. Questioning the concept of youth; 2. Minority, majority: youth, divisions of the human life course and Roman law; 3. Terminology and characteristics of youth; 4. Rites of transition; 5. Youth and ancient medicine; 6. Youth and education: the rhetor and 'university'; 7. Associations of adolescent youths; 8. Youthful behaviour; 9. Youths in public offices; 10. Occupational training; 11. Marriage; 12. Youth and Christianity: continuity or change?; Conclusion.

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Christian Laes is Associate Professor of Latin and Ancient History at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the University of Antwerp. He has published five monographs and over fifty international contributions on social history, especially the human life course in Roman antiquity. Childhood, youth, old age, marriage and sexuality as well as disabilities are the main focuses of his scholarly work. His book Children in the Roman Empire was published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. Johan Strubbe was formerly Senior Lecturer in the Department of Ancient History at Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, The Netherlands. In his research he has focused on the Greek epigraphy of Asia Minor, and published many articles on social and economic subjects; he has also published two corpora of Greek inscriptions. His second long-standing interest is in children and youth in ancient society and he has published several articles, for example on consolation decrees for youngsters and on public offices held by young people.

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