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, 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.
| ISBN: | 9781107519084 |
| Publication date: | 9th April 2015 |
| Author: | Henrik Kings College London Mouritsen |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: |
Ancient history General and world history |
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, 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.
The Freedman in the Roman World features in the following genres: Ancient history, General and world history
The Freedman in the Roman World is available in Paperback
The Freedman in the Roman World was written by Henrik Kings College London Mouritsen and published by Cambridge University Press
The Freedman in the Roman World has 352 pages
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