Byzantine babies

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Byzantine babies

http://www.medievalists.net/2011/03/01/byzantine-attitudes-towards-foetuses-newborn-babies-and-infants-a-multidisciplinary-approach/

Byzantine attitudes towards foetuses, newborn babies and infants: a multidisciplinary approach -...

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Looking at hagiographies, histories, legal codes and examples of material culture, there is a substantial quantity of evidence which exposes Byzantine perceptions of the lived experience of infants too.