Roman and local citizenship in the long second century CE / edited by Myles Lavan and Clifford Ando

"This volume offers a radical new history of Roman citizenship in the long century before Caracalla's universal grant of citizenship in 212 CE. Earlier work portrayed the privileges of citizen status in this period as eroded by its wide diffusion. Building on recent scholarship that has re...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Oxford studies in early empires
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Physical Description:xvii, 368 Seiten
Notes:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 313-361 und Index
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Summary:"This volume offers a radical new history of Roman citizenship in the long century before Caracalla's universal grant of citizenship in 212 CE. Earlier work portrayed the privileges of citizen status in this period as eroded by its wide diffusion. Building on recent scholarship that has revised downward estimates for the spread of citizenship, this work investigates the continuing significance of Roman citizenship in the domains of law, economics and culture. From the writing of wills to the swearing of oaths and crafting of marriage, Roman citizens conducted affairs using forms and language that were often distinct from the populations among which they resided. Attending closely to patterns at the level of province, region and city, this work offers a new portrait of the early Roman empire: a world that sustained an exclusive regime of citizenship in a context of remarkable political and cultural integration"--
ISBN:9780197573884
ac_no:AC16858259
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Myles Lavan and Clifford Ando