Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
  1. Home
  2. Books
  3. The Scribes of Rome
  • Cited by 11
      • Show more authors
      • You may already have access via personal or institutional login
    • Select format
    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      22 September 2020
      17 September 2020
      ISBN:
      9781108656917
      9781108493963
      9781108713740
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108656917
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.52kg, 252 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.343kg, 252 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies
    You may already have access via personal or institutional login
    • Selected: Digital
    Add to cart View cart Buy from Cambridge.org
    Subjects:
    Ancient History, Classical Studies
    Information

    Book description

    In a society in which only a fraction of the population was literate and numerate, being one of the few specialists in reading, writing and reckoning meant the possession of an invaluable asset. The fact that the Roman state heavily relied on these professional scribes in financial and legal administration led to their holding a unique position and status. By gathering and analysing the available source material on the Roman scribae, Benjamin Hartmann traces the history of Rome's public scribes from the early Republic to the Later Roman Empire. He tells the story of men of low social origin, who, by means of their specialised knowledge, found themselves at the heart of the Roman polity, in close proximity to the powerful and responsible for the written arcana of the state – a story of knowledge and power, corruption and contested social mobility.

    Reviews

    ‘Hartmann's important, fundamental overview of the social position and mobility of the scribes, their work and the institutional framework will hopefully stimulate further worthwhile research.’

    Alexander Reis Source: Frankfurter elektronische Rundschau zur Altertumskunde

    Refine List

    Actions for selected content:

    Select all | Deselect all
    • View selected items
    • Export citations
    • Download PDF (zip)
    • Save to Kindle
    • Save to Dropbox
    • Save to Google Drive

    Save Search

    You can save your searches here and later view and run them again in "My saved searches".

    Please provide a title, maximum of 40 characters.
    Cancel
    ×

    Contents

    Contents
    References

    Metrics

    Full text views

    Total number of HTML views: 0
    Total number of PDF views: 0 *
    Loading metrics...

    Book summary page views

    Total views: 0 *
    Loading metrics...

    * Views captured on Cambridge Core between #date#. This data will be updated every 24 hours.

    Usage data cannot currently be displayed.

    Accessibility standard: Unknown

    Why this information is here

    This section outlines the accessibility features of this content - including support for screen readers, full keyboard navigation and high-contrast display options. This may not be relevant for you.

    Accessibility Information

    Accessibility compliance for the PDF of this book is currently unknown and may be updated in the future.