This innovative study of the patriarchy belies the accepted notion of the father figure as tyrannical and exploitative.

This second edition examines all aspects of Roman history, and contains a new introduction, three new chapters and updated bibliographies.

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On Human Bondage—a critical reexamination of Orlando Patterson’s groundbreaking Slavery and Social Death—assesses how his theories have stood the test of

The Roman family is a key concept in the understanding of Roman society at all levels, from the aristocratic elite to slaves. The intertwined themes of status,