Overview
Carving a Professional Identity: The occupational epigraphy of the Roman Latin West presents the results of long-term research into the occupational epigraphy from the Latin-language provinces of the Roman Empire. It catalogues stone epigraphs of independent professionals (thus excluding state workers, imperial slaves, freedmen and military personnel), comprising some 690 people, providing quantitative as well as qualitative analyses of the raw data. A glossary translating the occupational titles is also included. The book reveals a very lively work market, where specialisation responded to demand and brought social and economic status to the worker. The coherence of epigraphic habits and manifestations within a professional group, along with all the other existing clues for a rather unitary use of symbols, endorse once more the existence of a Roman provincial, commercial, middle class.
Full Product Details
Author: Rada Varga
Publisher: Archaeopress
Imprint: Archaeopress
Weight: 0.282kg
ISBN: 9781789694642
ISBN 10: 1789694647
Pages: 126
Publication Date: 12 November 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
‘As the author says, the data in this book is meant to constitute «an instrument for further research» (1), «a solid starting point for future examinations of the Roman provincial professions and professionals» (3). This the volume certainly does provide, and for this thanks are offered to Rada Varga and, behind her, the entire R1by1 team.’ – Elizabeth A. Meyer (2023): GNOMON 95, nr. 7 '...through its quality it deserves our full-attention and can be considered as a work of reference for future researches in the field.' – Annamária- Izabella Pázsint (2021): Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology No. 8.1
Overall, through: the quantitative and qualita tive analyses of the sources, the use of both traditional and new methodologies and tools for investigation, the diverse prosopographic and conceptual approach of the data, the encoding of the ancient occupations, the book represents another milestone in the research of Roman ancient society and occupations. As such, through its quality it deserves our full-attention and can be considered as a work of reference for future researches in the field. -- Annamaria-Izabella Pazsint * Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology *
Author Information
Rada Varga is a researcher at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (Romania) specialising in Latin epigraphy, digital classics, prosopography and provincial archaeology (co-directing the excavations at the fortress of ala I milliaria Batavorum from Dacia). Her main project is Romans1by1, a prosopographical database for people attested in ancient epigraphy. Currently, Dr Varga is a member of the executive committee of EADH (The European Association for Digital Humanities).
