Social Status and Legal Privilege in the Roman Empire
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Social Status and Legal Privilege in the Roman Empire is a scholarly monograph by historian Peter Garnsey that analyzes how law, class, and hierarchy structured rights and inequalities in Roman society.
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| Social Status and Legal Privilege in the Roman Empire canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
historian
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Roman studies
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ancient history ⓘ legal history ⓘ |
| analyzes |
how legal categories reinforced social hierarchy in the Roman Empire
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the interaction of imperial policy and local social structures ⓘ the legal disabilities of slaves and freedmen ⓘ the legal position of different status groups such as senators, equestrians, and commoners ⓘ the role of citizenship in access to legal rights ⓘ |
| author | Peter Garnsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
analysis of imperial governance and control through law
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debates on the nature of Roman citizenship ⓘ scholarship on slavery in the Roman world ⓘ understanding of stratification in Roman society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman history
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ancient social history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
citizenship and non-citizenship in the Roman Empire
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distribution of rights and obligations in Roman society ⓘ imperial administration and legal hierarchy ⓘ legal distinctions between different social groups ⓘ relationship between law and social class in the Roman Empire ⓘ slavery and freed status in Roman law ⓘ urban elites and local notables in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| genre | academic history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | social-historical analysis of Roman law ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
researchers in social history
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scholars of Roman history ⓘ students of ancient law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman Empire
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Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ inequality ⓘ legal privilege ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ social status ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integrating legal sources with social and economic evidence
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systematic treatment of status and law in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
High Roman Empire
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Principate ⓘ |
| usesSourceType |
Roman legal texts
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inscriptions ⓘ literary sources from the Roman period ⓘ |
| workOf | Peter Garnsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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