I'm not specifically talking about child prostitution or young brides, even though I'd be very interested to know how prevalent both of these were. More specifically, I'm wondering about the treatment of children by their parents and elders on a daily basis. Were they beaten a lot, and, if so, how severely? Were there any forms of cruel or unusual punishment?

Then, are there any records of specifically child molestation in those times (say before 500 A.D.)? For instance, an uncle that was molesting a family's daughter or something of the kind?

I guess replies could possibly be NSFW, so I'll throw the tag on as soon as I post. The timeframe I had in mind is say 300 B.C. to 500 A.D., and specifically in European / Little Asian countries, i.e. the Greek / Roman empires.