The Roman Family in the Empire

Michele George is Associate Professor of Classics, McMaster University.

• Introduction ; 1. Putting the family across: Cicero on natural affection ; 2. Family imagery and family values in Roman Italy ; 3. The Roman child in sickness and health ; 4. Parent-child conflict in the Roman family: the evidence of Justinian ; 5. Searching for the Romano-Egyptian family ; 6. The Jewish family in Judaea from Pompey to Hadrian - the limits of Romanization ; 7. Family relations in Roman Lusitania: social change in a Roman province? ; 8. Family history in the Roman North-West ; 9. Family and kinship in Roman Africa ; 10. Children and parents on the tombstones of Pannonia

Displaying a great array of sources the book provides useful information especially on the Roman family beyond Italy