The Scribes of Rome

The Scribes of Rome
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9781316999110
ISBN-13 : 1316999114
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Book Synopsis The Scribes of Rome by : Benjamin Hartmann

Download or read book The Scribes of Rome written by Benjamin Hartmann and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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