Motherhood and Childbirth in Pharaonic Egypt
Barrenness was dreaded. If a woman could not conceive, pleas were made to the deities connected with
fertility and childbirth, such as Bes, Taweret, and above all, Hathor.
Toys, Play and Swaddling Indications of Early Childhood in Ancient Greece
The article deals with selected archaeological children’s materials from Ancient Greece with special attention to vase iconography, figurines and toys.
Childhood in the Roman Empire
Ray Laurence considers how children were seen in ancient Rome and looks at some of the harsher aspects of childhood
Some reflections on ancient Greek attitudes to children as revealed in selected literature of the pre-Christian era
This study examines the ancient Greeks’ attitudes to children during the Classical and Hellenistic periods. The investigation is limited to literary sources in selected pre-Christian texts.
Children as Office Holders and Benefactors in the Eastern Part of the Roman Empire
One of the most striking features of euergetism in the Román imperial period was the participation in public Ufe of individuáis belonging to previously «marginal» groups: women, children even -to a certain extent- «freed slaves» and their descendants.
War in the Amphitheatre
The gladiatorial games are intrinsically linked to our perception of Roman history and culture as they are a microcosm of Roman society.
The Auxilia in Roman Britain and the Two Germanies from Augustus to Caracalla: Family, Religion and
This thesis examines the cultural and social relationships cultivated by ethnically diverse auxiliary soldiers in the western Roman empire. These soldiers were enrolled in the Roman auxilia, military units that drew primarily on the non-Roman subjects of the empire for their recruits in numbers that equaled the legionaries.
The Enculturative Function of Toys and Games in Ancient Greece and Rome
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the enculturative function of children’s toys and games in ancient Greece and Rome.
Coming of age in Rome: the history and social significance of assuming the toga virilis
It is the purpose of this thesis, therefore, to collect and analyze evidence for the assumption of the toga virilis in an effort to determine its importance in Greco-Roman society both within the context of Roman family life and from the broader perspective of the cornmunity as a whole.
Greco-Roman sex ratios and femicide in comparative perspective
Is it possible to demonstrate that ancient Greeks or Romans disposed of newborn daughters in ways that skewed sex ratios in favor of males?