Children Among the Romans: Six Centuries of Daily Life

Masculine and power-hungry: that was the Roman aristocracy, that upper class, that produced classical literature. They turned the history of Rome into a history of emperors, politics and conquests... But where have the Roman children gone? How did they spend their first years of life? Did they find their way among the educators - often slaves - who surrounded them? Loving care or iron discipline: what was Roman education based on? What was it like to be a slave child? Were pedophilia and child labour accepted? Emperor's children and children from the slums of Rome... Young magistrates, and 'small' craftsmen, farmers and miners... This book focuses on all the forgotten Roman children.