Households and Domesticity in the Ancient World

Households and families were at the heart of social organisation in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, and are fundamental building blocks for reconstructing past cultural life.

Topics such as gender, status, family composition, household economies, food, sexuality and the political roles of households are set within wider theoretical frameworks and present great opportunities to pursue stimulating text-based and/or material explorations of the ancient world.

Study this module with a dissertation - use the link on the right.

Or, for a Postgraduate Certificate in Classical Mediterranean Studies, study this module with one of the following:

• Encountering the Classical World (field-based)
• Doing Historical Archaeology
• Classical Landscapes

Or, for a Postgraduate Certificate in Archaeology, study this module with one of the following:

• Archaeology of the Modern World
• The Historical Archaeology of England (field-based)

• Archaeology of Standing Buildings
• Critical Approaches to the Archaeological Heritage
• Managing Archaeological Practices
• Landscape Archaeology