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The study of Roman society and social relations blossomed in the 1970s. By now, we possess a very large literature on the individuals and groups that constituted the Roman community, and the various ways in which members of that community interacted. There simply is, however, no overview that takes into account the multifarious progress that has been made in the past thirty-odd years. The purpose of this handbook is twofold. On the one hand, it synthesizes what has heretofore been accomplished in this field. On the other hand, it attempts to configure the examination of Roman social relations in some new ways, and thereby indicates directions in which the discipline might now proceed. The book opens with a substantial general introduction that portrays the current state of the field, indicates some avenues for further study, and provides the background necessary for the following chapters. It lays out what is now known about the historical development of Roman society and the essential structures of that community. In a second introductory article, Clifford Ando explains the chronological parameters of the handbook. The main body of the book is divided into the following six sectio

Who reads The Oxford Handbook of Social Relations in the Roman World (Oxford Handbooks in Classics and Ancient History)?

Author

Michael Peachin; Oxford University Press

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199940677

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Sociology, Social Science