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Lives of Roman Freedwomen in the Latin West

An Epigraphic Study

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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The book investigates the lives of libertae, i.e. female ex-slaves, in the western part of the Roman Empire, by analysing the inscriptional evidence left behind by these women and those close to them. The study considers the freedwomen both inside and outside the domestic environment, looking at libertae not only as former slaves, but also as wives and mothers, workers, labourers, service providers and professionals, besides their wider roles as members of their communities. The innovative aspect of this study is the choice of rigorously giving centre stage to epigraphic documents, rather than the well-known literary texts. This approach is essential to foreground the freedwomen's point of view, in place of the perspective of the elite male authors that has however hitherto been given priority in the modern discussion of Roman freedpersons. The analysed sample, nearly 10,000 inscriptions, includes texts from every area of the western Roman Empire: this large data pool allows wide-reaching detailed qualitative analysis as well as quantitative comparisons, enabling moreover highly differentiated insights into the similarities and differences that existed for libertae across the Empire.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-12-31
Mått156 x 234 x 24 mm
Vikt572 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEdinburgh Studies in Ancient Slavery
Antal sidor304
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781399553414

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PrefaceReading GuideAcknowledgementsList of FiguresList of MapsList of GraphsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionPart II: From Serva to Materfamilias: The Role of Freedwomen in the Roman Familia1. The Life Course of Roman Freedwomen: Manumission and Death in the Light of Funerary Commemoration2. Freedwoman and Wife: Marriage Options and the Identity of Freedwomen’s Spouses3. Uxor Aut Concubina? The Use of Conjugal Terms in the Epigraphic Evidence4. Freedwoman and Mother: Manumission and Motherhood in Relation to the Children’s Legal StatusesPart II: Outside the Walls of the Domus: Roman Freedwomen in the Public Sphere 5. The Occupations of Roman Freedwomen: Service, Skills, Professions and Offices6. Between Wo(men) and Gods: The Religious Activity of Roman Libertae7. Distinguished Roles, Public Honours and Acts of Euergetism: The Role of Freedwomen and their Familiae in Local Communities and the Wider SocietyConclusionAppendix graphicaAppendix epigraphicaBibliographyIndex libertarumGeneral index