Midwives and Maternity
Care in the Roman World
Valerie French discusses the midwives and wet nurses.
Role
of Women
A Roman philosopher discusses the advantage of educating
women during the first century A.D
Roman
Ball Games
Descriptions and Pictures of games the Roman children
and adolescents may have participated in.
The
Julian Marriage Laws
These are laws, established by Augustus, concerning
Roman marriage and adultery.
The
Twelve Tables
Roman law set in 450 B.C. concerning paternal
power, guardianship, ownership, possession, and sacred law.
The
Right of Life or Death
The Roman laws on adultery and a father's power
over his daughter if she is caught committing adultery.
Social
Recipes in the Roman House
A brief summary of the book written by Pedar Foss
on The Social Recipes in the Roman House. Offers a detailed
description of the content of each chapter, as well as some broad discussion
of Roman meals. Anything from invitations to types of utensils used
at meals is covered in this article.
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Men's
Opinions
Juvenal on women in general in second century A.D.
Describes the virtues a wife should have.
Occupations
Some possible occupations for women in Rome.
This article covers several different time periods.
Roman
Life Expectancy
A table and statistics of infant mortality rates
in ancient Rome.
The Roman
Family
Jan Zabocki discusses the "Image of a Roman family
in Noctes by Aulus Gellis." Patria potestas, a mothers role, and
the relationships of other members of the family are discussed.
The Roman
Kalendar
A day by day overview of the Roman Kalendar.
Gives a brief description of special events and festivals.
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