Infant-Mother Relations in Ancient Greece
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The Fifth Century in Greece, specifically the Pericleic Period in Athens, is regarded as the Golden Age in the history of Western culture. Pericles, a magnanimous statesman with a passion for beauty and sublimity, inspired ingenious forces in others and attracted great men to Athens. Architecture, drama, philosophy, science and medicine flourished and the spirit of Athens profoundly influenced the world. One would like to know how children fared in so great an epoch: their importance within the society; the principles of education; or the concept of an ideal mother-child relationship which we regard as so basic for human development.