The Curious Case of Aurelius Papia. Slavery, Legislation and Causae Liberales in the Times of Severus Alexander

This article is an approach to the imperial legislation on slavery in the time of Severus Alexander and, within this, to the development of the causae liberales through the study of a specific case reported in C. 4, 55, 4, where a man claims he was sold by his own slaves. As well as providing a bett...

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Autor: Rodríguez Garrido, Jacobo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/118086
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118086
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Esclavitud
Esclavitud romana
Derecho romano
Historia social de Roma
Emperadores Romanos
Alejandro Severo
Historia antigua
5504.01 Historia Antigua
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Sumario:This article is an approach to the imperial legislation on slavery in the time of Severus Alexander and, within this, to the development of the causae liberales through the study of a specific case reported in C. 4, 55, 4, where a man claims he was sold by his own slaves. As well as providing a better understanding of the Roman law on slavery, this case study seeks to better comprehend the model of ruler embodied by the last of the Severi, in the aftermath of the Constitutio Antoniniana and prior to the period of instability that followed his death.