title: [The handicapped children in Rome: current studies and perspectives].
abstract: Reading literary, medical and juridical texts, the author tries to understand what was the meaning of the handicap or monstrum in Roman times. She insists on the evolution of the concept and scrutinizes the case of emperor Claudius. For a real understanding of the problems, a cross-examination of texts, images and bones is necessary, she concludes.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris, F.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gourevitch
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history*; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000266:history* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D018644:Roman World / Q000266:history*