Being a Roman Citizen

1. Auflage 1993
ISBN: 978-0-415-00154-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 497 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gardner, Jane F.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Chapter 1. The Disabilities of Roman Citizens Chapter 2. Birth: the Freedman's Condition Chapter 3. Dependence: the Adult Child Chapter 4. Gender: the Independent Woman Chapter 5. Behaviour: Disgrace and Disrepute Chapter 6. Participation of the Handicapped Citizen Chapter 7. Conclusion: the Face-to-Face Society Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jane F. Gardner