Freed Persons in the Roman World by Sinclair W Bell

Freed Persons in the Roman World by Sinclair W Bell

How were freed people represented in the Roman world? This volume presents new research about the integration of freed persons into Roman society. It addresses the challenge of studying Roman freed persons on the basis of highly fragmentary sources whose contents have been fundamentally shaped by the forces of domination. Even though freed persons were defined through a common legal status and shared the experience of enslavement and manumission, many different interactions could derive from these commonalities in different periods and localities across the empire. Drawing on literary, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence, this book provides cases studies that test the various ways in which juridical categories and normative discourses shaped the social and cultural landscape in which freed people lived. By approaching the literary and epigraphic representations of freed persons in new ways, it nuances the impact of power asymmetries and social strategies on the cultural practices and lived experiences of freed persons.

Sinclair W. Bell is a Professor of Art History and Presidential Teaching Professor at Northern Illinois University. He previously served as Editor of the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome (2018-21) and, with Teresa Ramsby, edited Free at Last! The Impact of Freed Slaves on the Roman Empire (London 2012). Dorian Borbonus is a Professor in the History Department at the University of Dayton. His research focuses on the funerary culture of ancient Rome and in particular the phenomenon of organized collective burial. Rose MacLean is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on the cultural history of the Roman Empire, especially as it reflects interactions between the ruling elite and groups at the social and political margins.

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ISBN 13	9781009438537
ISBN 10	1009438530
Title	Freed Persons in the Roman World
Author	Sinclair W Bell
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Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2024-05-23
Number of pages	308
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