Freed slaves and Roman imperial culture : social integration and the transformation of values / Rose MacLean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacLean, Rose (Rose B.), author.

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome--Social life and customs.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Manners and customs.

Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.

History.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Rome--Social conditions--510-30 B.C.

Freed persons--Rome.

Freed persons.

Physical Description:

xi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Freed slaves & the roman elite

Achieving immortality under the principate

Cultural exchange in roman society

Imperial freedmen & imperial power

Telling life stories.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Princeton University, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781107142923

110714292X

OCLC:

1013167819