Roman family life was marked by a series of rituals: birth, coming of age, marriage, and death. Duty, responsibility, and selflessness were important domestic virtues. Behind closed doors however, things were much more complicated.

Theme:  The Roman family

• Kathryn Milne, 'Republican Roman family values - Fathers, sons, and soldiers'.
• Sanna Joska and Ville Vuolanto, 'Growing up in the Roman Empire - A world of children'.
• Mary E. Harlow, 'Grandparents in the Roman family - Mind your elders'.
• Sean Mowbray, 'Familial powers meet politics - Divorce in ancient Rome'.

Features:

• Sophie Hay, 'Women excavating Pompeii - The work of Caroline Bonaparte'.
• James Blake Wiener, 'The Metropolitan Museum of Art's James Doyle on Teotihuacán - The place where men met the gods'.
• Hareth Al Bustani, 'The first Cynic and the ancient world's greatest troll - Diogenes'.
• Lindsay Powell, 'Treasures from the Villa dei Papiri - The pursuit of happiness'.
• David Reinke, "'Coriolanus has grown from man to dragon" - The patrician soldier'.
• Carole Raddato, 'An ancient Roman outpost in Istria - Classical Pula'.