Libertate opus est:. slavery, Manumission and citizenship during the Principate of Nero (54-68 d.C.)

Author(s)

Fabio Duarte Joly

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2006-10-06

Examining board members

Norberto Luiz Guarinello; Fábio Faversani; Rafael de Bivar Marquese; Ulpiano Toledo Bezerra de Meneses; Gilvan Ventura da Silva

• Advisor: Norberto Luiz Guarinello

Abstract

This work is a study about slavery during the Principate of Nero (AD 54-68), focusing upon the connections between politics and master-slave relationships in imperial Rome. The Early Roman Empire is not thus considered as a static period, but characterized by political tensions concerning the social position of slaves and freedmen. From a structural point of view, the work is divided in two main parts: 1) exposition and critique of the concept of slave society as applied to the Roman Empire, 2) analysis of the contemporary and later literary sources relating to the Principate of Nero. The ultimate objective is to point out the circumscription of a concept of slave society to the city of Rome as well as highlight manumission as its main component. (AU)