Free at Last!
Subtitle: The Impact of Freed Slaves on the Roman Empire
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781853997518
Subjects: Rome, history; Slavery, rome
Description: This book builds on recent work on Roman freedmen drawing upon a varied body of evidence including visual, literary, epigraphic and archaeological, to illustrate the impact of freed slaves on Roman society and culture. The contributions span the period between the first century BC and the early third century AD and survey the territories of the Roman Republic and Empire, while focusing on Italy and Rome. --From publisher's description.