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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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repository: | Docta Complutense |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/118086 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118086 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Esclavitud Esclavitud romana Derecho romano Historia social de Roma Emperadores Romanos Alejandro Severo Historia antigua 5504.01 Historia Antigua |
| Summary: | 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. |
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