Old age in the Roman world : a cultural and social history /

Parkin, Tim G,

Old age in the Roman world : a cultural and social history / [print] Tim G. Parkin. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2003. - xiii, 495 pages ; 22 cm. - Ancient society and history .



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 -- Aging and the Roman family -- The marginality of old age.



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Older people--Italy--Rome.
Old age--Italy--Rome.

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