Being a Roman Citizen
The status of citizen was increasingly the right of the majority in the Roman empire and brought important privileges and exemption from certain forms of punishment. However, not all Roman citizens were equal; for example bastards, freed persons, women, the physically and mentally handicapped, under-25s, ex-criminals and soldiers were subject to restrictions and curtailments on their capacity to act. Being a Roman Citizen examines these forms of limitation and discrimination and thereby throws …
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- Full title :Being a Roman Citizen.
Summary
The status of citizen was increasingly the right of the majority in the Roman empire and brought important privileges and exemption from certain forms of punishment. However, not all Roman citizens were equal; for example bastards, freed persons, women, the physically and mentally handicapped, under-25s, ex-criminals and soldiers were subject to restrictions and curtailments on their capacity to act. Being a Roman Citizen examines these forms of limitation and discrimination and thereby throws into sharper focus Roman conceptions of citizenship and society.
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- Publication Date:©2002
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2002
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (253 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780203032121, 0203032128
- oclc:on1048253912
- LC Classification:KJA2930 ǂb G37 1993eb
- Dewey Decimal:340.5/9
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