Professional Associations
by Jinyu Liu
Abstract: Closely associated with the urban development under the Pax Romana, professional associations played a dynamic role in structuring the social and economic world of the sub-elite in the cities in the imperial period. Their significance in social integration, as well as in building status and social credibility among the artisans and tradesmen, has been increasingly brought to the fore. Much of the ongoing research is not specific to the city of Rome, but the c. 700 inscriptions from Rome alone and the overwhelming number (c. 500) and variety of associations found at imperial Rome make it a central area of study.
Chapter in The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rome, ed. Paul Erdkamp, Cambridge University Press 2013, pp. 352-368.
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