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Slavery in the Roman Republic

Bradley, Keith·2011·The Cambridge World History of Slavery
DOI 10.1017/chol9780521840668.014
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INTRODUCTION The Republican period of Rome's history occupied half a millennium, from the late sixth century to the late first century bc . It was characterised by a form of government that distributed public rights and responsibilities among a group of interdependent entities – magistrates, senate, citizens – in a cohesive system intended to prevent the monopolisation of political power by a single individual. At the beginning of the period Rome was a small city-state, comparable to and no more distinctive than many other communities in peninsular, especially central, Italy. By the end of the period it was by far the largest city in the ancient Mediterranean world – larger than any other European city until the modern era – with a population conventionally estimated at close to one million. It controlled a vast empire embracing much of continental Europe, parts of North Africa, and regions in the Near East, and indirectly its influence extended further still. The preservation of political freedom within the civic community was a hallmark of Republican government, but it did not deter or prevent Romans from subjecting others to their will. There are no contemporary sources to show with any certainty how the Republican form of government was instituted. Later Romans believed that it came into existence as a reaction against tyrannical rule exercised in the sixth century by a sequence of overlords of foreign, especially Etruscan, origin (which modern scholarship denies). At no point, however, was the constitution given written form.

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Authors
Bradley, K.
Affiliations
University of Notre Dame (US)
Corresponding author
Bradley, Keith
Venue
The Cambridge World History of Slavery
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
2011-03-07
Pages
241-264
DOI
10.1017/chol9780521840668.014
OpenAlex
W2492653699
Cited by
71
References
755
Citations by year
2024: 3 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 21
FWCI
158.81
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 205 d)
Locations
Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Classical Antiquity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Literary Studies
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Colonialism, slavery, and trade
Keywords
slavery, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, political freedom, Roman constitution, Roman citizenship, ancient Rome

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