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.
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