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5 - The Parvenu

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2020

Benjamin Hartmann
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Universität Zürich
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The chapter reconstructs the grand themes of the social history of the Roman scribae. It tells stories of low social origin and subsequent high social mobility, of social upstarts entering the senate and the equestrian order, and of local notables acting as generous patrons of their hometowns. It analyses known lives and careers of scribae to arrive at a picture of social opportunities and possibilities of scribae in any given period.

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The Scribes of Rome
A Cultural and Social History of the <I>Scribae</I>
, pp. 111 - 139
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • The Parvenu
  • Benjamin Hartmann, Universität Zürich
  • Book: The Scribes of Rome
  • Online publication: 22 September 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108656917.006
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  • The Parvenu
  • Benjamin Hartmann, Universität Zürich
  • Book: The Scribes of Rome
  • Online publication: 22 September 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108656917.006
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  • The Parvenu
  • Benjamin Hartmann, Universität Zürich
  • Book: The Scribes of Rome
  • Online publication: 22 September 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108656917.006
Available formats
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