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- catalog abstract ""Today we are aware of ageing as an issue that affects us all, whether we are elderly ourselves or not. Getting old challenges us as individuals and as societies - physically and economically, intellectually and culturally. Karen Cokayne explores how the physical, intellectual and emotional implications of the ageing process were dealt with by the people of ancient Rome, and asks how individual Romans experienced and responded to old age." "Philosophical and medical theories of old age from the ancient world are used to examine and explain ideas on the causes, nature and consequence of physiological decline. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary material - written sources, including satirical and theatrical writings, inscriptions, and visual evidence - the study brings into focus universal concerns such as decline in outward appearance, geriatric illness, memory loss, senility, the formation of character over the course of life, the status and role of the old, sexuality and family relationships." "This book will be invaluable as a resource and introduction for those studying the social history of the ancient world."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12779095.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Today we are aware of ageing as an issue that affects us all, whether we are elderly ourselves or not. Getting old challenges us as individuals and as societies - physically and economically, intellectually and culturally. Karen Cokayne explores how the physical, intellectual and emotional implications of the ageing process were dealt with by the people of ancient Rome, and asks how individual Romans experienced and responded to old age." "Philosophical and medical theories of old age from the ancient world are used to examine and explain ideas on the causes, nature and consequence of physiological decline. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary material - written sources, including satirical and theatrical writings, inscriptions, and visual evidence - the study brings into focus universal concerns such as decline in outward appearance, geriatric illness, memory loss, senility, the formation of character over the course of life, the status and role of the old, sexuality and family relationships." "This book will be invaluable as a resource and introduction for those studying the social history of the ancient world."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-229) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. I. Physical aspects of old age -- l. Appearances -- 2. Old age: an ancient disease? -- pt. II. Intellectual aspects of old age -- 3. Decline of the intellect -- 4. Negative mental characteristics -- 5. Wisdom and experience -- pt. III. Emotional aspects of old age -- 6. Sexuality -- 7. Abuse of old women -- 8. Family.".
- catalog extent "ix, 238 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0415299144 (hc.)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog spatial "Rome.".
- catalog subject "2003 C-973".
- catalog subject "Aged psychology Rome.".
- catalog subject "HQ1064.R6 C65 2003".
- catalog subject "Intelligence Rome.".
- catalog subject "Old age Rome.".
- catalog subject "Older people Rome.".
- catalog subject "Sociology Rome.".
- catalog subject "WT 145 C682e 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Physical aspects of old age -- l. Appearances -- 2. Old age: an ancient disease? -- pt. II. Intellectual aspects of old age -- 3. Decline of the intellect -- 4. Negative mental characteristics -- 5. Wisdom and experience -- pt. III. Emotional aspects of old age -- 6. Sexuality -- 7. Abuse of old women -- 8. Family.".
- catalog title "Experiencing old age in ancient Rome / Karen Cokayne.".
- catalog type "text".