Foreigners At Rome
David Noy, Noy
ISBN 10: 1914535286 ISBN 13: 9781914535284
Published by Classical Pr of Wales, 2022
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The Tiber has been joined by the Orontes'. So wrote the Roman satirist Juvenal, in a complaint about immigration to the Empire's capital. Rome was constantly sustained by immigrants. Some were voluntary - craftworkers, soldiers, teachers and intellectuals. Countless others came as slaves. What happened to them after arrival? Did they try to keep contact with their homelands? Did they form distinctive communities within Rome? This book is the first comprehensive study of Rome's foreign-born element. The author uses inscriptions and literature to explore the experiences of newcomers to the capital. The results are compared with the colourful Roman stereotypes of different immigrant groups.
About the Author: David Noy is author of Jewish Inscriptions of Western Europe vols. 1-2, and co-author with William Horbury of Jewish Inscriptions of Graeco-Roman Egypt.
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Title: Foreigners At Rome
Publisher: Classical Pr of Wales
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New