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The Economy of Endowments: the case of Roman associations,” In Koenraad Verboven, Katelijn Vandorpe and Véronique Chankowski-Sable (eds.), ‘Pistoi dia tèn technèn’. Bankers, loans and archives in the Ancient World. Studies in honour of... more
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      BankingAncient economies (Archaeology)Social HistoryLatin Epigraphy
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      Roman HistoryRoman LawUrbanismRoman Empire
My aim in this essay is to elucidate the meaning of the phrase collegia sodalicia, which occurs only in Digests 47.22.1 pr. (= Marcian F 73a Lenel), the introductory section of the Digests’ title De collegiis et corporibus (47.22). In... more
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      Roman LawVoluntary AssociationsImperial RomeRoman provincial administration
A detailed analysis of CIL XIV 2112 = ILS 7212, an inscription detailing the status and life of an association (collegium) of worshipers of Diana and Antinous in Lanuvium. A new edition of the text with English translation is also... more
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      Roman LawRoman ReligionVoluntary AssociationsFunerary Archaeology
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      Roman HistoryEarly ChristianityPauline LiteratureSecond Temple Judaism
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      Ancient HistoryRoman HistoryRoman ReligionOstia (Archaeology)
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      Latin EpigraphyDeath and Burial (Archaeology)Roman GaulCollegia
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      Roman social historyRoman social and economic historyAncient Roman Social HistoryPompeii
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      Roman HistoryRoman ReligionRoman EpigraphyRoman Empire
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      Storia RomanaStoriaCollegiaRoman collegia
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      Ancient HistoryLabor History and StudiesRoman social historyRoman Economy
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      TextilesAncient economies (Archaeology)Roman social historyRoman Economy
La legislazione romana sul diritto di associazione e sulla costituzione di collegi rappresenta un tema maggiore nella storia del diritto romano e della prassi amministrativa dell’impero. Il problema, la cui impostazione risale al Mommsen,... more
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      Roman HistoryRoman LawOstia (Archaeology)Latin Epigraphy
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      HistoriographyEarly ChristianityVoluntary AssociationsSecond Temple Judaism
At the end of the first Millennium A.D., trade in Constantinople was administrated and disciplined, specifically regarding: strategic sectors of the economy; essential services in daily life; and finally goods with a symbolic value, among... more
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      Purple dye productionCorporationsCollegiaThe Byzantine Eparch
La cappella dei convittori del seicentesco Collegio dei Nobili o di San Carlo a Modena è episodio centrale nella cultura figurativa cittadina di metà Ottocento. Ultimata nel 1852, fu realizzata su progetto di Cesare Costa, che vi dispiega... more
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      ModenaIconografiaCollegiaCarlo Borromeo
Das primäre Ziel meines Aufsatzes ist die ungarische Veröffentlichung der Vereinssatzung des von Gottheiten Aesculapius und Hygia benannten Privatvereins aus Rom. Die lateinische inschriftliche Quelle aus der Zeit des Antoninus Pius ist... more
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      HygieiaRömisches VereinswesenCollegiaRoman collegia
Alice Sz. Burger’s study on the collegial stonemasonry workshops from Aquincum (Collegiumi kőfaragóműhelyek Aquincumban) appeared on the pages of Budapest Régiségei exactly 60 years ago. The monuments that appeared, together with the new... more
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      Roman burial practicesArchaeology of Roman PannoniaAquincumRömisches Vereinswesen
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      Römisches VereinswesenCollegiaRoman collegiaGraeco-Roman clubs and associations
This paper will focus on the offerings made within some collegia of Ostia. Considering both the content and the layout of inscriptions recording offerings, I will examine whether they reveal any features distinguishing a guild identity... more
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      Roman ReligionOstia (Archaeology)Latin EpigraphyRoman Epigraphy
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      Römisches VereinswesenCollegiaRoman collegiaGraeco-Roman clubs and associations
This paper offers a new edition and a study of the inscription CIL XIV, 4548 from Ostia. An unpublished fragment enables a reappraisal of the text, which contains wording very similar to those of the kaput ex senatus consulto known by the... more
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      Roman LawOstia (Archaeology)Latin EpigraphyCollegia
L'articolo è dedicato allo studio del raro gentilizio Purpurarius, noto dalla metà degli anni '80 del secolo scorso e attestato finora solo a Mutina. Il presente contributo rappresenta anche l'occasione per confermare, a partire dalle... more
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      HistoryAncient HistoryArchaeologyClassical Archaeology
Social historians are becoming increasingly aware that voluntary associations provide the ‘missing link’ between the civic elites and the ‘lower classes’. This raises an important question: how did the Roman collegia contribute to the... more
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      RomanisationSocial statusCollegia
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      Roman ComedyAncient Greek and Roman TheatreTerenceCollegia
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      Roman HistoryVoluntary AssociationsArchaeology of Roman HispaniaRoman Spain
This paper resolves the debate over the occupation of the utricularii, whether they were raft-men or muleteers. It also makes some proposals about the business of the collegia of the centonarii, dendrophori and fabri.
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      History of TextilesAncient economies (Archaeology)Roman EconomyRoman manufacturing
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      Ancient HistoryCultural StudiesGender StudiesClassics
Besondres informative Quellen der Erforschung der römischen privaten Kollegien sind die leges collegiorum, denn sie erlauben – im Gegenteil zu anderen Zeugnisse – eine relativ tiefgründige Einsicht ins Vereinsleben. Unter diesen... more
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      Römisches VereinswesenCollegiaRoman collegiaGraeco-Roman clubs and associations
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      Graeco-Roman Mosaics and Wall PaintingsCollegiaRoman Wall PaintingRoman collegia
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      Latin EpigraphyRoman EpigraphyLate Roman RepublicRoman Spain
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      Voluntary AssociationsRoman UrbanismSocial IntegrationCollegia
In this study, the instruction of craftsmen during the Roman imperial period through the presentation of concrete sources is examined. The aim was to provide an overview of professional training as far as the means and circumstances of... more
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      Ancient EducationApprenticeship EducationRömisches VereinswesenCollegia
Inscribed on three sides of a statue base, AE 1998, 282 preserves a series of correspondence in 227–228 CE pertaining to the establishment of a perpetual endowment of HS 20,000, of which the primary beneficiary would be the collegium... more
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      Latin EpigraphyRoman social historyRoman social and economic historyAncient Roman Social History
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      Roman HistorySocial HistoryLatin EpigraphyRoman Epigraphy
J.Linderski, Suetons Bericht über die Vereinsgesetzgebung unter Caesar und Augustus, Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stifting für Rechtsgeschichte 79, 1962, 322-328 = RQ 1995, 217-223 + addenda 649-650.
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      CollegiaRoman collegia
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      Roman HistoryRoman ReligionRoman ArmyRoman Empire
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      Latin EpigraphyArchaeology of Roman PannoniaAquincumCollegia
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      Latin EpigraphyCollegia
Festivals of ancient Roman associations were characterized by two fundamental features: on the one hand, members could experience a strong feeling of community and develop a ‘corporate identity’ by celebrating together on different... more
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      Roman HistoryLatin EpigraphyPrestigeFeasts
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      Römisches VereinswesenCollegiaRoman collegiaGraeco-Roman clubs and associations
The collegia centonariorum have often been seen as the municipal fire-brigades or status groups of sorts in the Roman cities. Through a close investigation of the chronological development and geographical distribution of the collegia... more
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      Roman HistoryHistory of TextilesFuneral PracticesLatin Epigraphy
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      Roman HistoryLatin EpigraphyRoman urban craftsCollegia
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      Voluntary AssociationsCollegia
The members of associations, and more specifically those who make dedications, are only a very small part of the ‘ordinary Romans’ to which this ‘dossier’ is devoted. Starting from a few case studies, we will analyze who were the actors... more
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      Roman HistoryRoman ReligionOstia (Archaeology)Roman Epigraphy
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      Roman HistoryDidacticsLatin EpigraphyDress and Personal Adornment (Archaeology)
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      Roman HistoryRoman LawRoman ReligionLatin Epigraphy
Review of the book in Latomus: "Disons-le d’emblée, Mme Liu a pleinement atteint cet objectif et nous régale d’une étude exemplaire dont les acquis sont de première importance." (by Professor Robert Duthoy in Latomus 70 (2011): 1158-1162)
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      Latin EpigraphyRoman social historyRoman social and economic historyCollegia
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      MigrationMerchantsMobilityCollegia
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      Roman ArmyCollegiaCampamentos RomanosRoman collegia