Women and children are among the great unknowns of ancient history. How is the arrival of a child experienced? Do mothers work? What is motherhood like? How did people choose a child’s name? Were babies bottle-fed…? In an effort to answer these questions, this catalog offers a glimpse into the private lives of Roman families during the first four centuries of our era.

198 pages – 18 cm x 26 cm – Hardcover – ISBN 2-9514097-6-1