Old Age in the Roman World
Subtitle: A Cultural and Social History (Ancient Society and History)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: April 4, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780801871283
Subjects: Elderly; European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Social History; BCE to c 500 CE; Old age; History - General History; History; History: World; Ancient Rome; Older people; Ancient - Rome; Gerontology; History / Ancient / General; Italy; Rome
Description: "An innovative and ambitious work, Old Age in the Roman World paints a compelling, heretofore unseen picture of what it meant to grow old in antiquity. As a work of both social and cultural history, it broadens our knowledge of the ancient world and encourages us to reexamine our treatment of older people today." "Noting that privileges granted to the aged generally took the form of exemptions from duties rather than positive benefits, Tim Parkin argues that the elderly were granted no privileged status or guaranteed social role. At the same time, they were permitted - and expected - to continue to participate actively in society for as long as they were able."--Jacket.