Experiencing Old Age in Ancient Rome

Experiencing Old Age in Ancient Rome

by Cokayne, Karen

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Old age today is a contentious topic. It can be seen as a demographic timebomb or as a resource of wisdom and experience to be valued and exploited. There is frequent debate over how we value the elderly, and whether ageing is an affliction to be treated or a natural process to be embraced. Karen Cokayne explores how ancient Rome dealt with the physical, intellectual and emotional implications of the ageing process, and asks how the Romans themselves experienced and responded to old age. Drawin…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Experiencing Old Age in Ancient Rome.

Summary

Old age today is a contentious topic. It can be seen as a demographic timebomb or as a resource of wisdom and experience to be valued and exploited. There is frequent debate over how we value the elderly, and whether ageing is an affliction to be treated or a natural process to be embraced. Karen Cokayne explores how ancient Rome dealt with the physical, intellectual and emotional implications of the ageing process, and asks how the Romans themselves experienced and responded to old age. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary material - written sources, inscriptions, and visual evidence - the.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
  • Place of Publication:Hoboken
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781135145576, 1135145571
  • oclc:ocn826854798
  • LC Classification:HQ1064.R6 ǂb C65 2003eb
  • Dewey Decimal:305.2609376

Table of Contents

pt. I. Physical aspects of old age -- pt. II. Intellectual aspects of old age -- pt. III. Emotional aspects of old age.

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Subjects

Old age -- Rome OLD-AGE Older people Older people -- Rome Personnes âgées -- Rome Rome (Empire) Vieillesse -- Rome

Writers

Cokayne, Karen

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