Child Abandonment in Ancient Greece and Rome Essay by The Research Group
Child Abandonment in Ancient Greece and Rome
This paper discusses the differences between myth and reality in the practice of abandoning infants in ancient Greece and Rome.
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| 2,300 words
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| MLA
| 2005
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This paper argues that financial and other practical factors as opposed to supernatural factors shaped the practice of abandoning infants in the real world of ancient Greece and Rome .
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"To the modern reader the story of how the infant Oedipus was exposed to die on a hillside at his father's insistence is appalling. While it can be argued that the problem of child abuse and abandonment is still very much ..."Cite this Essay:
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Child Abandonment in Ancient Greece and Rome (2005, December 01)
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"Child Abandonment in Ancient Greece and Rome" 01 December 2005.
Web. 03 June. 2023. <https://www.academon.com/essay/child-abandonment-in-ancient-greece-and-rome-71593/>