Last Men Standing: Chlamydatus Portraits and Public Life in Late Antique Corinth

Notable among the marble sculptures excavated at Corinth are seven portraits of men wearing the long chlamys of Late Antique imperial office. This unusual costume, contemporary portrait heads, and inscribed statue bases all help confirm that new public statuary was created and erected at Corinth during the 4th and 5th centuries. These chlamydatus portraits, published together here for the first time, are likely to represent the Governor of Achaia in his capital city, in the company of local benefactors. Among the last works of the ancient sculptural tradition, they form a valuable source of information on public life in Late Antique Corinth

Esclaves, «loisirs» et éducation sous l'Empire

RESUMEN: La relación entre dominus y servus no comienza a suavizarse hasta el último período de la época helenística. Este cambio se debe tanto a la influencia del estoicismo en las elites ciudadanas como a las transformaciones sufridas en el contexto político-social de ese período. Los esclavos empiezan a disfrutar de sus días libres y de esta manera pueden participar, casi regularmente, en festivales y banquetes, así como en el reparto de víveres y dinero. En cuanto a la educación, se producen menos cambios. Sólo algunas personas de condición servil disfrutan de una educación, gracias, generalmente, a la buena voluntad o el interés de su señor. En este sentido, Roma aparece más «generosa», impulsa la creación de escuelas para esclavos. En el mundo griego, por el contrario, los nacidos no libres solían quedar excluidos de los gimnasios; así el acceso sólo se les permitía para la unción y nunca para celebrar actividades deportivas o competiciones; las escasas excepciones confirman la regla. ABSTRACT: Dominus and servus relationship began to soften only in the last part of the Hellenistic age; this change was caused both by the influence of Stoicism on the civic elites and by the transformations in the political and social context which took place in this period. Slaves started to enjoy «jours de congé» and so were able to take part, almost regularly, in festivals and banquets, as well as in money and food distributions. As for education, there were fewer changes. Very few slaves were able to get an education, and this was generally due to their master’s willingness or interests. In regard to this, Rome appears to be more «generous», providing for the creation of slave schools. In the Greek world, on the contrary, non-freeborn individuals were usually debarred from the gymnasium, and when the latter opened its doors to slaves it was only for unction but never for athletic activities or contests; the rare exceptions to this rule confirm it

Esclaves, «loisirs» et éducation sous l'Empire

RESUMEN: La relación entre dominus y servus no comienza a suavizarse hasta el último período de la época helenística. Este cambio se debe tanto a la influencia del estoicismo en las elites ciudadanas como a las transformaciones sufridas en el contexto político-social de ese período. Los esclavos empiezan a disfrutar de sus días libres y de esta manera pueden participar, casi regularmente, en festivales y banquetes, así como en el reparto de víveres y dinero. En cuanto a la educación, se producen menos cambios. Sólo algunas personas de condición servil disfrutan de una educación, gracias, generalmente, a la buena voluntad o el interés de su señor. En este sentido, Roma aparece más «generosa», impulsa la creación de escuelas para esclavos. En el mundo griego, por el contrario, los nacidos no libres solían quedar excluidos de los gimnasios; así el acceso sólo se les permitía para la unción y nunca para celebrar actividades deportivas o competiciones; las escasas excepciones confirman la regla

Via Egnatia after Egnatius: Imperial policy and inter-regional contacts

The Via Egnatia, which linked Dyrrachium to Kypsela and ultimately to Byzantium/ Constantinople, was the first Roman highway to be built east of the Adriatic. The studies published so far on this important road are devoted almost exclusively to its military importance, particularly during the Roman Republic. This author's goal instead was to assess the importance of the Egnatia at apolitical, social, and cultural level, by examining written sources (literary and epigraphical) and material remains. The article looks into the policy of Roman emperors regarding the Egnatia, and the role of the Via as a factor of commercial, social, and cultural interaction between the Italian peninsula and the Greek world, as well as among the cities and regions that it crossed. It also shows the contribution of the Egnatia to the spectacular development of certain cities and the parallel weakening of others, together with its impact upon the rural landscape