Title: The family in late antiquity
Description: "In the first comprehensive study of the family in the later Roman Empire - from approximately AD 300 to 550 - Geoffrey Nathan analyses the classical Roman family as well as early Christian notions of this most basic unit of social organization. Using these models as a contextual backdrop, Nathan then explores marriage, children, domestic servitude and other familial institutions in late antiquity. He brings together a diverse collection of sources, transcending traditional studies that have centred on the legal record."--Jacket.
Subjects: Christianity, Family, History of doctrines, Religious aspects of Family, Families, Family, religious life, Family, history, Famille, Familles, Aspect religieux, Christianisme, Histoire des doctrines, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS, Alternative Family, Reference, Familie, Christentum, Spätantike, Gezin, Christendom, FAMÍLIA, CRISTIANISMO, Geschichte 284-610, Geschichte 300-550, Sozialgeschichte 300-550, Religious aspects
Places: Rome
Time periods: Early church, ca. 30-600