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Old age in the Roman world : a cultural and social history / Tim G. Parkin.
By: Parkin, Tim G
Publisher: Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.Description: xiii, 495 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 080187128XSubject(s): Older people -- Italy -- Rome | Old age -- Italy -- Rome
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-482) and index.
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.