Youth in the Roman empire : the young and the restless years? /
Modern society has a negative view of youth as a period of storm and stress, but at the same time cherishes the idea of eternal youth. How does this compare with ancient Roman society? Did a phase of youth exist there with its own characteristics? How was youth appreciated? This book studies the liv...
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2014
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Youth in the Roman empire |
Obsah:
- 1 Questioning the concept of youth
- 2 Minority, majority: youth, divisions of the human life cycle, and Roman law
- 3 Terminology and characteristics of youth
- 4 Rites of passage
- 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 office
- 10 Occupational training
- 11 Marriage
- 12 Youth and Christianity: continuity or change?
- 13 Conclusion