Anna Bonnell Freidin

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Birthing Romans: Childbearing and Its Risks in Imperial Rome Anna Bonnell Freidin
How Romans coped with the anxieties and risks of childbirth
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Relief sculpture of female Goddess with twins on the Ara Pacis.

How did Romans manage the risks of childbirth? From weather forecasts to astrology substacks, many people today structure their daily lives with the help of predictive information. Fundamentally, this was also true for ancient Romans. Read More