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

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 sections: 1) Mechanisms of Socialization (primary education, rhetorical education, family, law), 2) Mechanisms of Communication and Interaction, 3) Communal Contexts for Social Interaction, 4) Modes of Interpersonal Relations (friendship, patronage, hospitality, dining, funerals, benefactions, honor), 5) Societies Within the Roman Community (collegia, cults, Judaism, Christianity, the army), and 6) Marginalized Persons (slaves, women, children, prostitutes, actors and gladiators, bandits). The result is a unique, up-to-date, and comprehensive survey of ancient Roman society. From Republic to Empire / Clifford Ando -- Making Romans in the family / Josiah Osgood -- Primary education / Marietta Horster -- Rhetorical education / Joy Connolly -- Philosophy as socio-political upbringing / Johannes Hahn -- Law and social formation in the Roman Empire / Dennis P. Kehoe -- Literature and communication / Charles W. Hedrick, Jr. -- Epigraphy and communication / Elizabeth A. Meyer -- Communicating with tablets and papyri / Andrea Jördens -- Coins and communication / Carlos F. Noreña -- Elite self-representation in Rome / Harriet I. Flower -- Public speaking in Rome : a question of auctoritas / Francisco Pina Polo -- The Second Sophistic / Thomas A. Schmitz -- Roman society in the courtroom / Leanne Bablitz -- Public entertainments / Kathleen M. Coleman -- Socializing at the baths / Garrett G. Fagan -- Roman honor / J.E. Lendon -- Friendship among the Romans / Koenraad Verboven -- Hospitality among the Romans / John Nicols -- Roman dining / Katherine M.D. Dunbabin and William J. Slater -- Violence in Roman social relations / Garrett G. Fagan -- Organized societies : collegia / Jonathan S. Perry -- The Roman army / David Potter -- Graeco-Roman cultic societies / John Scheid -- Ancient Jewish social relations / Seth Schwartz -- Christian society / Adam H. Becker -- Slaves in Roman society / Leonhard Schumacher -- Women in Roman society / Kristina Milnor -- Children in the Roman family and beyond / Jens-Uwe Krause -- Roman prostitutes and marginalization / Thomas A.J. McGinn -- Between marginality and celebrity : entertainers and entertainments in Roman society / Hartmut Leppin -- Magicians and astrologers / J.B. Rives -- The Roman bandit (latro) as criminal and outsider / Werner Riess -- Physically deformed and disabled people / Johannes Stahl. "The book opens with a general introduction that portrays the current state of the field, provides the background necessary for the following chapters, and then indicates some potential avenues for further study. A second introductory essay explains the chronological parameters of the handbook, and especially the importance for Roman society of the changes wrought by the shift from republic to empire. The main body of the book is divided into the following sections : (1) Mechanisms of Socialization (the family, primary education, rhetorical education, philosophical upbringing, law and social formation); (2) Mechanisms of Communication and Interaction (literature, inscriptions, papyri, coins); (3) Communal Contexts for Social Interaction (self-representation, public speaking, the Second Sophistic, courts of law, public entertainments, bathing); (4) Modes of Interpersonal Relations (honor, friendship, hospitality, dining, violence); (5) Societies within the Roman Community (collegia, the army, cultic societies, Judaism, Christianity); and (6) Marginalized Persons (slaves, women, children, prostitutes, actors and gladiators, magicians and astrologers, bandits, disabled people). The result is a unique and up-to-date survey of ancient Roman social relations."--Jaquette du volume The book opens with a general introduction that portrays the current state of the field, provides the background necessary for the following chapters, and then indicates some potential avenues for further study. A second introductory essay explains the chronological parameters of the handbook, and especially the importance for Roman society of the changes wrought by the shift from republic to empire. The main body of the book is divided into the following sections: (1) Mechanisms of Socialization (the family, primary education, rhetorical education, philosophical upbringing, law and social formation); (2) Mechanisms of Communication and Interaction (literature, inscriptions, papyri, coins); (3) Communal Contexts for Social Interaction (self-representation, public speaking, the Second Sophistic, courts of law, public entertainments, bathing); (4) Modes of Interpersonal Relations (honor, friendship, hospitality, dining, violence); (5) Societies within the Roman Community (collegia, the army, cultic societies, Judaism, Christianity); and (6) Marginalized Persons (slaves, women, children, prostitutes, actors and gladiators, magicians and astrologers, bandits, disabled people). The result is a unique and up-to-date survey of ancient Roman social relations."--publisher oxfordhb-9780195188004-miscMatter-3 1 oxfordhb-9780195188004-miscMatter-4 3 oxfordhb-9780195188004-miscMatter-6 4 oxfordhb-9780195188004-miscMatter-7 8 oxfordhb-9780195188004-e-1 12 ando2011 53 osgood2011 86 horster2011 104 connolly2011 125 hahn2011 146 kehoe2011 176 hedrick2011 200 meyer2011 226 10.1093@oxfordhb@9780195188004.013.0010 269 10.1093@oxfordhb@9780195188004.013.0011 293 flower2011 315 polo2011 333 schmitz2011 353 bablitz2011 369 coleman2011 388 fagan2011 414 lendon2011 432 verboven2011 464 nicols2011 484 dunbabin2011 502 fagan2011 (1) 529 perry2011 568 potter2011 590 scheid2011 612 schwartz2011 628 becker2011 650 schumacher2011 674 milnor2011 697 krause2011 712 mcginn2011 734 leppin2011 753 rives2011 774 riess2011 791 stahl2011 817 oxfordhb-9780195188004-indexList-1 837 "The study of ancient Roman society 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 is, however, no overview that takes into account the multifarious progress that has been made in the past thirty or forty 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 proceed."--Jaquette du volume "The study of ancient Roman society 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 is, however, no overview that takes into account the multifarious progress that has been made in the past thirty or forty 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 proceed."--Jacket The study of Roman society and social relations has blossomed in the past thirty 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.