Format:
xxi, 228 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9781108493963
,
9781108713740
Content:
"In a society, in which only a fraction of the population was literate and numerate, being one of few specialists in reading, writing and reckoning meant an invaluable asset. The fact that the Roman state heavily relied on these professional scribes in financial and legal administration entailed a unique position and status. By gathering and analysing the available source material on the Roman scribae, the book traces the history of Rome's public scribes from the early Republic to the Later Roman Empire. He tells the story of men of low social origin, who, by means of their specialised knowledge, find themselves at the heart of the Roman polity, in close proximity to the powerful and responsible for the written arcana of the state - a story of knowledge and power, corruption and contested social mobility"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-200) and indexes
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Hartmann, Benjamin, 1984 - The Scribes of Rome Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020 ISBN 9781108656917
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
DOI:
10.1017/9781108656917
