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The freedman in the Roman world /

"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 po...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Mouritsen, Henrik
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.