Childhood in the Roman Empire
Ray Laurence considers how children were seen in ancient Rome and looks at some of the harsher aspects of childhood – sickness, violence and endless work.
Ray Laurence
Old Age in Ancient Rome
Mary Harlow and Ray Laurence look at what it meant to become a senior citizen in ancient Rome, and how this early model has a bearing on our attitudes towards ageing today.
Architects, Planners and the Classical City
Ray Laurence on how the myth of the classical urbs bewitched 20th-century town planners.