Collegia centonariorum : : the guilds of textile dealers in the Roman West / / by Jinyu Liu.

• Superior document: Columbia studies in the classical tradition, v. 34
• Author: Liu, Jinyu, 1972-
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 34.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The collegia centonariorum were often seen as the municipal fire-brigades or status groups of sorts in the Roman cities. Through a close investigation of the chronological development and geographical distribution of the collegia centonariorum, their legal privileges, and the prosopographical data o...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material / J. Liu
• Introduction / J. Liu
• Chapter One. Mapping The Collegia Centonariorum / J. Liu
• Chapter Two. Centonarii And The Roman Textile Economy / J. Liu
• Chapter Three. Collegia, Law, And Utilitas Publica / J. Liu
• Chapter Four. Collegia Centonariorum And Fire-Fighting? / J. Liu
• Chapter Five. Membership Composition / J. Liu
• Chapter Six. Patrons And Benefactors / J. Liu
• Chapter Seven. Feasts, Religion And Burials / J. Liu
• Chapter Eight. The Fourth Century: Continuity And Change / J. Liu
• Conclusion / J. Liu
• Bibliography / J. Liu
• Appendix A. Catalogue Of Inscriptions About The Collegia Centonariorum / J. Liu
• Appendix B. Geographical Distribution Of The Most Widely Attested Types Of Collegia / J. Liu
• Appendix C. Uncertain Inscriptions About The Collegia Centonariorum / J. Liu
• Appendix D. Ancient References To Cento/ Centunculum / J. Liu
• Appendix E. Catalogue Of Members Of The Collegia Centonariorum / J. Liu
• Appendix F. Catalogue Of Multiple Patronage (First-Third Centuries) / J. Liu
• Index Locorum / J. Liu
• General Index / J. Liu.