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2. 1. Imperial Freedmen and Roman Society : A study on the social standing of imperial freedmen as expressed in literary and epigraphic sources in the early Roman Empire

   Author : Lisa Hagelin; Gerd Haverling; Gunhild Vidén; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; imperial freedmen; emperor; status; social history; early empire; Pliny; Tacitus; Seneca; Latin epigraphy; Rome; Latin language; Latin; Latin; Latin;

   Abstract : This study discusses the imperial freedmen’s standing in Roman society as it is expressed in literary and epigraphic sources. It has often been assumed that the traditional elite had a general negative attitude towards this group, and previous scholars have interpreted the social standing of the imperial freedmen very differently due to the discrepancy between the legal status and the social status of these freedmen. READ MORE