RT Book,_Section
T1 On Freedmen and Citizenship: Freedmen as Agents and Metaphors of Roman Political Culture
A1 López Barja de Quiroga, Pedro
A2 Arena, Valentina
A2 Pragg, Jonathan
K1 Citizenship
K1 Freedmen
K1 Political existence
K1 Popularis politicians
K1 Roman community
K1 Urban tribes
AB The conventional historiographical narrative argued so convincingly in favour of the complete subordination of freedmen to their patrons that no other interpretation seemed necessary. Historians have closely studied the status of a freedman who remained linked to their patron, but have neglected the role of former slaves as members of the Roman community. A freedman was his patron's ‘creature’, deprived of an independent political existence and interests distinct from his patron's. In Rome, legally manumitted slaves obtained citizenship as well as freedom. The extent to which freedmen were affected by their confinement to the urban tribes is difficult to ascertain, owing to the complexity of the Servian classis system. The position of the populares on the issue of citizenship has an ideological basis; specifically, it was based upon their ideas about the political regime. The Compitalia were taken advantage of by popularis politicians in order to increase support for their legislative initiatives.
PB Wiley & Sons
SN 9781444339659
SN 9781119673675
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44948
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44948
LA eng
NO LÓPEZ BARJA, Pedro (2022) “On Freedom and Citizenship: Freedmen as Agents and Metaphors of Roman Political Culture” en V. Arena y J. Prag, eds. A Companion to Roman Political Culture New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell, 374-386.
NO This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: LÓPEZ BARJA, Pedro (2022) “On Freedom and Citizenship: Freedmen as Agents and Metaphors of Roman Political Culture” en V. Arena y J. Prag, eds. A Companion to Roman Political Culture New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell, 374-386., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119673675.ch27. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026