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This week Classics Confidential talks to Dr April Pudsey of Birkbeck College, University of London about her research into children and childhood in Roman Egypt. April tells us about a new project on the Oxyrhynchus papyri which aims to identify and explore diverse aspects of the ancient experience of childhood [read about it here on the paides blog: bit.ly/QJbCXe]. We learn about the types of documents that survive amongst the papyri, and the insight that these sources can give us into topics ranging from apprenticeship schemes and 'epikrisis' (a public ceremony confirming a boy's entrance into a privileged social Group in the city) to infant mortality and breastfeeding. We also discover why paternal uncles and grandmothers played particularly important roles in a Romano-Egyptian child's life. To find out more about April's work see her page on academia.edu http://birkbeck.academia.edu/AprilPudsey
This week Classics Confidential talks to Dr April Pudsey of Birkbeck College, University of London about her research into children and childhood in Roman Egypt. April tells us about a new project on the Oxyrhynchus papyri which aims to identify and explore diverse aspects of the ancient experience of childhood [read about it here on the paides blog: bit.ly/QJbCXe]. We learn about the types of documents that survive amongst the papyri, and the insight that these sources can give us into topics ranging from apprenticeship schemes and 'epikrisis' (a public ceremony confirming a boy's entrance into a privileged social Group in the city) to infant mortality and breastfeeding. We also discover why paternal uncles and grandmothers played particularly important roles in a Romano-Egyptian child's life. To find out more about April's work see her page on academia.edu http://birkbeck.academia.edu/AprilPudsey
