To be a slave was to be socially and materially restrained. Many bondsmen sought to resist their subjugation through running away. This study is an attempt to document the motivations of runaway...Show moreTo be a slave was to be socially and materially restrained. Many bondsmen sought to resist their subjugation through running away. This study is an attempt to document the motivations of runaway slaves and the strategies used by Roman masters to recover and punish them.Show less
This Master thesis explores the relationship between migration and religious cults in the context of Roman imperial Ostia. By combining different academic disciplines, such as history, epigraphy,...Show moreThis Master thesis explores the relationship between migration and religious cults in the context of Roman imperial Ostia. By combining different academic disciplines, such as history, epigraphy, archeology and bio-archeology, this study aims at finding if foreign immmigrants in Ostia continued to practice their religious traditions in a community with others migrants.Show less
