Freedmen occupied a complex and often problematic place in Roman society between slaves on the one hand and freeborn citizens on the other. Playing an extremely

In this study, Lauren Petersen critically investigates the notion of 'freedman art' in scholarship.

Argues that freed slaves exerted a profound influence on the transformation of Roman values under the Principate.

Building on recent dynamic visual, literary and archaeological work on Roman freedmen, this book examines the impact of freed slaves on Roman society and cultur

The leading ancient world historian and author of Caesar presents “an engrossing account of how the Roman Empire grew and operated” (Kirkus). Renowned for h