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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 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.
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The Freedman in the Roman World
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.
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Mostly Work and Some Play
The municipal slaves and ex-slaves of Roman towns occupied a liminal socioeconomic status. Although scholarship has emphasized how this group’s links to municipal authority could confer social capital and foster access to lucrative civic institutions, a comprehensive analysis of the evidence indicates that few members ever advanced in existing social and economic structures. This article on the associative behaviors of current and former municipal slaves suggests that they instead relied on their official organization, the familia publica, for their civic identity and as an outlet for the meaningful engagement in local socioeconomic life that was so important for subaltern Romans.
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Freed slaves and Roman imperial culture : social integration and the transformation of values
\"During the transition from Republic to Empire, the Roman aristocracy adapted traditional values to accommodate the advent of monarchy. Freed Slaves and Roman Imperial Culture examines the ways in which members of the elite appropriated strategies from freed slaves to negotiate their relationship to the princeps and to redefine measures of individual progress. Primarily through the medium of inscribed burial monuments, Roman freedmen entered a broader conversation about power, honor, virtue, memory, and the nature of the human life course. Through this process, former slaves exerted a profound influence on the transformation of aristocratic values at a critical moment in Roman history\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Mostly Work and Some Play
The municipal slaves and ex-slaves of Roman towns occupied a liminal socioeconomic status. Although scholarship has emphasized how this group’s links to municipal authority could confer social capital and foster access to lucrative civic institutions, a comprehensive analysis of the evidence indicates that few members ever advanced in existing social and economic structures. This article on the associative behaviors of current and former municipal slaves suggests that they instead relied on their official organization, the familia publica, for their civic identity and as an outlet for the meaningful engagement in local socioeconomic life that was so important for subaltern Romans.
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The St. Louis African American community and the Exodusters
In the aftermath of the Civil War, thousands of former slaves made their way from the South to the Kansas plains.Called \"Exodusters,\" they were searching for their own promised land.Bryan Jack now tells the story of this American exodus as it played out in St.Louis, a key stop in the journey west.Many of the Exodusters landed on the St.
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