| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 426 pages) : illustrations, map. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Columbia studies in the classical tradition,
0166-1302 ;
v. 34
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Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 34.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Charts and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Notes on the Presentation of Inscriptions -- Introduction -- Current Scholarship on Collegia -- Comparative Perspectives and Theoretical Models -- The Ancient Sources and Their Limitations -- Chapter I. Mapping the Collegia Centonariorum -- The Geographical Distribution of the Collegia Centonariorum -- The Chronological Distribution of the Collegia Centonariorum -- Tria Collegia? -- Conclusion -- Chapter II. Centonarii and the Roman Textile Economy -- Centonarius: An Occupational Title -- Cento and Centonarius -- Centonarii, Sagarii, Vestiarii -- The Collegia Centonariorum and the Textile Economy in the West -- Conclusion -- Chapter III. Collegia, Law, and Utilitas Publica -- Governmental Control versus Promotion -- The Ius Coeundi and Its Benefits13; -- Necessaria Opera Publicis Utilitatibus -- The Utilitas Publica of the Collegia Centonariorum: A Hypothesis -- Conclusion -- Chapter IV. Collegia Centonariorum and Fire-Fighting? -- Fire-Fighting in the Roman Cities: An Overview -- Collegia Centonariorum in Italy and Gaul -- Collegia Centonariorum in the Frontier Provinces -- Conclusion -- Chapter V. Membership Composition -- Social and Economic Status of the Members of the Collegia Centonariorum -- The Visibility of Non-citizen Collegiati? -- Social Status and Social Relationships: Case Studies -- 'Outsiders' and Multiple Affiliations13; -- Conclusion -- Chapter VI. Patrons and Benefactors -- Patronage and Euergetism: Conceptual Framework and Definition13; -- Patrons and Benefactors: Status and Functions -- Multiplicity and Competition -- Conclusion -- Chapter VII. Feasts, Religion and Burials -- Convivial Activities -- Religious Activities -- Funerary Activities -- Conclusion -- Chapter VIII. The Fourth Century: Continuity and Change -- The Centonarii in the Theodosian Code -- Collegiati and Potentes in Late Antiquity -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Catalogue of Inscriptions about the Collegia Centonariorum -- Appendix B: Geographical Distribution of the Most Widely Attested Types of Collegia -- Appendix C: Uncertain Inscriptions about the Collegia Centonariorum -- Appendix D: Ancient References to Cento/Centunculum -- Appendix E: Catalogue of Members of the Collegia Centonariorum -- Appendix F: Catalogue of Multiple Patronage (First-Third Centuries) -- Index Locorum -- General Index. |
| Summary |
Based on a thorough examination of the epigraphic, legal, and literary sources on the collegia centonariorum, this volume offers a new understanding of their origins, functions, organizations, and social and legal status in the Roman Empire from the first century BC to fourth century AD. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Textile workers -- Labor unions -- Rome -- History.
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Textile industry -- Rome -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Liu, Jinyu, 1972- Collegia centonariorum. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009 9789004177741 (DLC) 2009029996 (OCoLC)320590007 |
| ISBN |
9789047444831 (electronic book) |
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9047444833 (electronic book) |
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128260158X |
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9781282601581 |
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9789004177741 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004177744 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004177741.i-428 |
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