Essays about: "freedmen"

Found 3 essays containing the word freedmen.

1. 1. Nullis honoribus functus : Emotions, honour, and family among slaves and freedmen in the Roman Empire

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

   Author : Fabio Spalla; [2023]
   Keywords : Slaves; freedmen; emotionology; honour; dishonour; family; epitaphs.; Slavar; frigivna; emotionologi; ära; skam; familj; epitafier.;

   Abstract : Research on Roman slavery has mainly been focued on questions of market economy since the beginning of the twentieth century. With the interest in the treatment of slaves and their experience of slavery, the master-slave relationship has been the object of increased interests, until recent exploration of the influence of freed slaves' culture on traditional practices. READ MORE

3. 2. The Bona Dea Cult

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

   Author : Ylva Hallvig; [2016]
   Keywords : Bona Dea; Roman Republic; Women; Freedmen; Slaves; Cults.;

   Abstract : This essay concern the Bona Dea cult and women in the Roman Republic. By using ancient literary sources and inscriptions the different aspects of the cult is examined from a gender and an intersectional perspective. READ MORE

4. 3. Funerary inscriptions in Pompeii. A study of Pompeian freed slaves

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

   Author : Dorothea Graefin Zu Castell-Castell; [2012]
   Keywords : Archaeology; epitaph; inscriptions; Pompeii; freedmen; tombs; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : Due to a German research project on slavery in antiquity, I became aware of the fact, that within the field of slavery and manumission a lot of research still needs to be done. 1 A university course on social identity inspired me later on and made me think about different identities; ‘being a slave’ was one of them. READ MORE