Tim Parkin
University of Melbourne, Centre for Classics and Archaeology, Faculty Member
- Historical Demography, Greek/Roman History, Roman social history, Roman law, ancient legal history, ancient history, documentary papyri, Latin legal documents, Roman social and economic history, Ancient History, and 19 moreRoman History, Greek and Roman Epigraphy, Greek and Roman Social History, Roman Law, Roman Economy, Women in the ancient world, Classics, Roman Empire, Classics and Ancient History, Roman Egypt, Roman Epigraphy, Roman imperial history, Latin Epigraphy, History of Sexuality, History of Venereal Disease, Ancient Law, History of Ancient Law, Gender and sexuality in the ancient world, and Ancient Sexualityedit
- The Elizabeth and James Tatoulis Chair in Classics at the University of Melbourneedit
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For a review of a book published in 1994 to appear in a journal in 2001 is somewhat unusual and requires a word of explanation. First of all, La familia romana only became available for review in New Zealand in 2000. But more importantly,... more
For a review of a book published in 1994 to appear in a journal in 2001 is somewhat unusual and requires a word of explanation. First of all, La familia romana only became available for review in New Zealand in 2000. But more importantly, the book warrants a review still, because it has been rather neglected, at least in English-speaking countries. Possible reasons for such neglect (apart from the obvious, that it is not in English) shall be explored presently.
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Many thanks to Professor William Harris for all the help and guidance he provided, and to Professor Richard Billows for his insightful critiques which led me to reshape much of my argument, and to Professor Marco Maiuro, who led the... more
Many thanks to Professor William Harris for all the help and guidance he provided, and to Professor Richard Billows for his insightful critiques which led me to reshape much of my argument, and to Professor Marco Maiuro, who led the seminar in which my ideas for this paper first took shape, and who was very supportive and helpful in the early stages of my research.! Between the second and the sixth centuries CE, a series of epidemic diseases struck the Roman world, causing a significant demographic decline and contributing, along with many other factors, to the decline of the Roman empire. A number of commentators have linked these plagues to specific events and trends in Roman history, such as the crisis of the third century, or have considered the plagues within debates about Roman demography or economy. But less attention has been paid to the potential importance they may have had for another important process ongoing at the time of the plagues: the rapid growth of Christianity. ...
Age at first marriage in the Roman world has been the focus of much scholarly discussion, but next to nothing has been said about ancient ideas of the best age for having children, even though this is an issue of demographic import. This... more
Age at first marriage in the Roman world has been the focus of much scholarly discussion, but next to nothing has been said about ancient ideas of the best age for having children, even though this is an issue of demographic import. This study considers the question by looking at the (mostly Greek) sources that offer opinions, and suggests that reasons for the lack of consensus may include a tendency, on the part of Aristotle in particular, to make recommendations based on personal experience first and foremost. Evidence that survives for actual practice suggests that the question of the best age for childbearing was overshadowed by pressure to produce children as soon as decorously possible after the achievement of legitimate marriage.
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... The inscription in a few lines evokes a lifetime and a family history, however sketchy, which to my mind highlights key aspects of the changing shape of the family unit and in this case that of a single couple (note the emphasis on... more
... The inscription in a few lines evokes a lifetime and a family history, however sketchy, which to my mind highlights key aspects of the changing shape of the family unit and in this case that of a single couple (note the emphasis on Veturia as an univira, a woman who only knew ...
B. Rawson (ed.), Marriage, Divorce and Children in Ancient Rome. Oxford: Clarendon, 1991. Pp. xii + 252, numerous illus. ISBN 0-10-814918-2. £27.50.S. Dixon, The Roman Family. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992. Pp. xiv + 279, 24 illus. ISBN 0-8018-4199-2. £27.50.J. F. Gardner and T....more
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... British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Roman social history: a sourcebook/edited by Tim Parkin and... more
... British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Roman social history: a sourcebook/edited by Tim Parkin and Arthur J. Pomeroy. p. cm. ...
While the study of ancient social history has developed over the last century, the role of the private individual as an individual in daily life in Ancient Greek and Roman society and the realities of his or her existence (as opposed to... more
While the study of ancient social history has developed over the last century, the role of the private individual as an individual in daily life in Ancient Greek and Roman society and the realities of his or her existence (as opposed to legal status) have only more recently come ...
... support itself, is carried by the female and fed by her (Plutarch, Moralia 983a-b). 49 Aelian, in citing this example, states that human beings fail to live up to the ideal: women, he says, despise their old husbands and chase after... more
... support itself, is carried by the female and fed by her (Plutarch, Moralia 983a-b). 49 Aelian, in citing this example, states that human beings fail to live up to the ideal: women, he says, despise their old husbands and chase after young men, while elderly husbands ogle girls and ...
... of Wellington, I wrote an essay entitled "The reality of old age in the Roman world." My supervi-sor was Alex Scobie, to whom this ... are recorded on tombstone epitaphsmay suggest a change... more
... of Wellington, I wrote an essay entitled "The reality of old age in the Roman world." My supervi-sor was Alex Scobie, to whom this ... are recorded on tombstone epitaphsmay suggest a change in attitude in Roman times in which elders became less valued, as Brent Shaw has ...
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... Notwithstanding this criticism, and despite the fact that these volumes have been preceded by a collection of F.'s work on the Roman army and navy (M. Spiedel (ed.) Esercito e marina di Roma antica: Raccolta di contributi... more
... Notwithstanding this criticism, and despite the fact that these volumes have been preceded by a collection of F.'s work on the Roman army and navy (M. Spiedel (ed.) Esercito e marina di Roma antica: Raccolta di contributi (Serie Mavors, V, Stuttgart 1992), and are to be ...