The freedman in the Roman world [electronic resource] / Henrik Mouritsen.
2011
HT731 .M68 2011eb
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Title
The freedman in the Roman world [electronic resource] / Henrik Mouritsen.
Author
Mouritsen, Henrik.
ISBN
9781139079136 (electronic bk.)
9780521856133
0521856132
9780521856133
0521856132
Publication Details
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vi, 344 p.)
Call Number
HT731 .M68 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.3/620937
Summary
"Freedmen occupied a place in Roman society between slaves on the one hand and full citizens on the other. Playing an extremely important role in the economic life of the Roman world, they were also a key instrument for replenishing and even increasing the size of the citizen body; but their position between slave and citizen was of course not unproblematic. Henrik Mouritsen presents an original synthesis of Roman manumission, for the first time covering both Republic and Empire in a single volume. While providing up-to-date discussions of most significant aspects of the phenomenon, the book also offers a new understanding of the practice itself, its role in the organisation of slave labour and the Roman economy, as well as the deep-seated ideological concerns to which it gave rise. It locates the freedman in a broader social and economic context, explaining the remarkable popularity of manumission in the Roman world"-- Provided by publisher.
"Freedmen occupied a complex and often problematic place in Roman society between slaves on the one hand and freeborn citizens on the other. Playing an extremely important role in the economic life of the Roman world, they were also a key instrument for replenishing and even increasing the size of the citizen body. This book presents an original synthesis, for the first time covering both republic and empire in a single volume. While providing up-to-date discussions of most significant aspects of the phenomenon, the book also offers a new understanding of the practice of manumission, and its role in the organisation of slave labour and the Roman economy, as well as the deep-seated ideological concerns to which it gave rise. It locates the freedman in a broader social and economic context, explaining the remarkable popularity of manumission in the Roman world"-- Provided by publisher.
"Freedmen occupied a complex and often problematic place in Roman society between slaves on the one hand and freeborn citizens on the other. Playing an extremely important role in the economic life of the Roman world, they were also a key instrument for replenishing and even increasing the size of the citizen body. This book presents an original synthesis, for the first time covering both republic and empire in a single volume. While providing up-to-date discussions of most significant aspects of the phenomenon, the book also offers a new understanding of the practice of manumission, and its role in the organisation of slave labour and the Roman economy, as well as the deep-seated ideological concerns to which it gave rise. It locates the freedman in a broader social and economic context, explaining the remarkable popularity of manumission in the Roman world"-- Provided by publisher.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: approaching Roman freedmen
Macula servitutis: slavery, freedom and manumission
Freedmen and their patrons
The power and status of freedmen
The practice of manumission at Rome
The freedman in the Roman economy
The freedman (and his son) in public life
Being a Roman freedman: the identity and experiences of former slaves.
Macula servitutis: slavery, freedom and manumission
Freedmen and their patrons
The power and status of freedmen
The practice of manumission at Rome
The freedman in the Roman economy
The freedman (and his son) in public life
Being a Roman freedman: the identity and experiences of former slaves.