How They Did It - Growing Up Roman |
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Experience daily life in ancient Rome through the eyes of a baby growing up roman from an infant to a teenager and eventually an adult. Go to https://squarespace.com/Invicta to get a free trial and 10% off your first purchase.
In this How They Did It documentary episode we bring history to life by exploring the family setting before covering the major milestones of early life. The major sections include: Family Setting: The structure of a Roman family centered around the paterfamilias Childbirth: How Roman mothers delivered their children Infancy: Naming a baby an raising it properly Childhood: Early tutelage by a nurse and pedagogues Teenager: Going to school and attaining freedoms Adulthood: Marriage and starting a family Video Credits Research: Chris Das Neves (@Celebreth on Twitter) Script: Chris Das Neves Art: Beverly Johnson Editing: Invicta Bibliography and suggested reading The Oxford Handbook of Roman Epigraphy, specifically the chapter “Women in the Roman World,” eds. Christer Bruun and Jonathan Edmondson Growing Up and Growing Old in Ancient Rome, by Mary Harlow and Ray Laurence Roman Marriage: Iusti Coniuges from the Time of Cicero to the Time of Ulpian, by Susan Treggiari Adults and Children in the Roman Empire, by Thomas Wiedemann Education in Ancient Rome: from the elder Cato to the younger Pliny, by Stanley Bonner Restless Youth in Ancient Rome, by Emiel Eyben, trans. Dr. Patrick Daly The Roman Family, by Suzanne Dixon #Roman #History |