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ItemChildren in the Roman Farming Economy: Evidence, Problems and Possibilities(Springer International Publishing, 2022)Children’s roles within Roman farming have been little explored, despite a flood of recent work on many aspects of childhood in Roman society. Children were an important economic cohort, however, and would have made up a large group within the potential labour force of any farm. Close examination of textual and visual sources suggests that children played specific economic roles. Further, ethnographic studies on children’s farm work in the Mediterranean and beyond in more recent times reveal considerable correspondence with ancient practices. The allocation of certain categories of tasks to children appears highly consistent across time and geographic location. By combining these groups of evidence, we can consider the extent to which children’s labour would have contributed to the Roman farming economy. Children’s work should not be seen as insignificant or marginal: rather, it played an essential part, as in later times, within the economics of farm work.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableTamara’s secrets( 2021)As the historical researcher for The Boy Who Stepped Through Time, I felt a buzz of excitement every time my phone beeped with another question from Anna. How could I discover the answer for her to use in the story? Would there be a clue hidden in an ancient painting, a poem, or a Roman rubbish tip? Here, I have written down where I hunted, and what I discovered.
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ItemReview of Dodd, E. Roman and Late Antique Wine Production in the Eastern Mediterranean Antiquity (Archaeopress, Oxford)(SAP Società Archeologica s.r.l., 2020)
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Item“Terris, vineis, olivetis…”: Wine and oil production after the villas(SAP Società Archeologica s.r.l, 2020-01-01)The production of wine and oil during post-villa occupation at a site deserves special attention as an indicator of continued exploitation of land, even if within a changed economic framework; continuity of diet and technical traditions; and a stable resident population. Scales of production can also give insights into secular and ecclesiastical demand for these products. This paper examines three case studies in Spain, France, and Italy.