Carving a Professional Identity: The Occupational Epigraphy of the Roman Latin West

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
I. Introductory notes
	I.1. Motivation for the research
	I.2. Structure of the book
	I.3. Acknowledgements
II.  Historiographic coordinates for Roman-era occupational epigraphy
	II.1. Professions, occupations and Roman economy
	II.2. Ancient middle classes
	II.3. Historiographic outline
III. Quantitative analyses on the primary data
	III.1. Demography and representativeness
	III.2. Encoding the attested occupations
		Graph 1. Quantitative distribution of professional groups.
		Table 1. Encoding of the occupational titles
	III.3. Space and time
	III.4. People and monuments
		Graph 2. Provincial distribution of the monuments.
		Graph 3. Juridical status.
		Graph 4. Gender distribution.
		Graph 5. Distribution of the dedications.
		Graph 6. Types of monument.
IV. People and professional identities
	IV.1. Tales of trade and friendship
		Graph 7. Distribution of commercial workers throughout provinces.
		Figure 1. Aurelius Aquila’s network.
	IV.2. Doctors — the healing science
		Graph 8. Special distribution of civilian and military medical personnel.
	IV.3. Crafting for a living
		Graph 9. Professional quality registered in inscriptions.
		Graph 10. Distribution of craftsmen throughout provinces.
	IV.4. Entertaining the masses
		Graph 11. Comparison between arts and sports professionals attested.
	IV.5. Case study: local identities
		Graph 12. Provincial distribution of the epigraphs with origin indications.
		Graph 13. Professional group distribution of the epigraphs with
		origin indications.
V. Concluding remarks
Index
	Index of people
	Index of toponyms
Glossary
	Latin title
		English translation/explication
		actarius
		clerk, book-keeper
		actor/ακτορ
		agent, plaintiff
		aedituus (= aeditumus)
		custodian, guardian of a temple
		aerarius
		coppersmith
		agrimensor
		land surveyor
		ampullarius
		producer/seller of flasks/bottles
		anularius
		ring-maker
		aquilegus
		dowser
		architectus
		architect
		architectus navalis
		ship constructor/engineer
		argentarius
		financial agent, money changer
		artifex
		craftsman
		artificius argentarius
		silversmith
		artis aurifex
		goldsmith
		artis cretariae lixa
		trader of chalk
		artis quadratariae
		worker in quarry stone
		artis sutoriae
		shoemaker
		aurarius
		goldsmith
		brattiarius
		worker in gold-leaf, gold beater
		caelator anaglyptarius
		carver in bas-relief
		calciarius
		producer/seller of shoes
		capistarius (= capistrarius)
		producer/seller of muzzles
		capsarius
		satchelmaker, mender of clothes
		cassidarius
		helmet maker
		clavarius materiarius
		timber merchant
		coactor argentarius
		silversmith
		cocus
		cook
		columnarius
		builder of columns
		contrascriptor
		controller
		coponus
		inkeeper/shopkeeper
		coriarius
		leather worker
		culinarius
		cook
		cuparius
		maker of casks
		curator
		watchman, building caretaker
		custos
		watchman, building caretaker
		defensor lecticariorum
		protector, bodyguard of lecticae
		denudator
		gymnasium attendant, valet
		diffusor olearius
		bottler of oils
		dispensator
		attendant, treasurer, steward
		dissignator
		supervisor, inspector
		doctor gladiatorum
		gladiators’ trainer
		doctor retiarius
		retiarii’s trainer
		domesticus
		household servant
		dymacherus sive assidarius (=essedarius)
		gladiator which fights with two swords or who fights from a chariot
		educator
		teacher
		essedarius
		gladiator fighting from a chariot
		fabarius
		beans merchant
		faber
		artisan
		faber argentarius
		silver blacksmith
		faber lapidarius
		stone cutter
		faber limarius
		locksmith
		faber tignarius
		maker of beams/carpenter
		fabrum
		craftsman
		fabrum aerarius
		coppersmith
		fabrum navalium
		ship builder
		famulus
		attendent
		ferrarium
		blacksmith
		figulus
		potter
		frumentarius
		trader of corn
		fullo
		textile fuller
		gladiarius
		producer/seller of swords
		grammaticus
		teacher
		hoplomachus
		gladiator armed as heavy infantry
		institor armorum
		peddler of weapons
		lanarius
		wool-worker
		lanius
		butcher
		lapicida
		stone cutter/carver
		lapidarius
		stone cutter/carver
		lardarius
		trader of bacon, butcher
		lector
		reader
		legulus
		gatherer of olives, grapes
		librarius
		scribe, secretary
		limarius
		locksmith
		linarius
		linen worker
		lintiarius (=lintearius)
		linen weaver
		lixa
		merchant, camp follower
		lutor (=lotor)
		laundrer
		macellarius
		trader of meat
		magister clavicularius
		master of keys
		marmorarius
		marble setter
		medica
		doctor
		medicus
		doctor
		medicus ocularius
		ophtalmologist
		mensor
		land surveyor, engineer
		mensor aedificiorum
		building constructor
		mensularius
		converter
		mercator
		merchant, trader
		mimographus
		mime
		ministra
		woman servant
		murmillo (=mirmillo)
		gladiator fighting with gladius and large shield
		musicarius
		singer
		nauarchus
		ship captain
		nauta
		sailor
		navicularius
		ship owner
		navicularius marinus
		marine ship owner
		negotians
		merchant, trader
		negotians vinarius
		trader of wine
		negotiator
		merchant, trader
		negotiator allecarius
		fish sauce merchant
		negotiator argenatrius vascularius
		trader of silver vessels
		negotiator artis alicariae
		trader of wheat
		negotiator artis cervesariae
		trader of beer
		negotiator artis clostrariae
		trader of door bolts
		negotiator artis cretariae et flaturariae
		trader of chalk foundry
		negotiator artis lapidariae
		trader of stone parts
		negotiator artis macellariae
		trader of meat
		negotiator artis purpurariae
		trader of purple
		negotiator artis ratiariae
		trader of boats
		negotiator artis saponariae
		trader of soap
		negotiator commerciator infectorius
		trader of dye
		negotiator cretarius
		trader of chalk
		negotiator ferrarius
		trader of iron
		negotiator frumentarius
		trader of grains
		negotiator gladiarius
		trader of swords
		negotiator in ferro
		trader of iron
		negotiator lanarius
		trader of wool
		negotiator lanius
		trader of meat
		negotiator lignarius
		trader of timber
		negotiator nummularius
		money changer
		negotiator olearius
		trader opf oil
		negotiator paenularum
		trader of mantles
		negotiator pistoricius
		tarder of wheat
		negotiator purpurarius
		trader of purple
		negotiator sagari
		trader of mantles
		negotiator salarius
		trader of salt
		negotiator seplasiarius
		trader of perfumes
		negotiator vestarius
		trader of clothes
		negotiator vestiarius importator
		importer of clothes
		negotiator vinarius
		trader of wines
		negotiatori artis prossariae
		trader of (combed) wool
		notarius
		notary
		notarius et obsonator
		caterer, buyer of victuals
		numerarius
		accountant
		nummularius
		banker
		nutricius
		tutor
		nutrix
		nurse
		obstretix
		midwife
		olearius
		producer/seller of oil
		opifex lapidarius
		crafter of stones
		opificus artis vitriae
		crafter of glass
		ornatrix
		hairdresser
		ostiarius
		porter, doorkeeper
		panchrestarius
		man good for everything
		pancratus
		wrestler
		pausarius
		ship navigating officer
		pecuarius
		cattle breeder
		pedagogus
		pedagogue
		picator
		painter
		pictor
		painter
		pilarius
		magician
		piscator, propola
		fisherman, retailer
		pistor
		baker
		praeceptor
		teacher
		propola salarius
		street vendor
		protector domesticus
		watchman
		purpurarius
		producer/seller of purple
		rector
		teacher
		retiarius / ῥητιάριος
		net-fighter in the arena
		sagarus
		producer/seller of cloaks
		salinator
		seller of salt
		saltuarius
		forest/country guard
		sarcinatrix
		seamstress
		scaenici negotiator
		trader of theatrical props
		scaenicus
		actor
		scoparius
		sweeper
		scriba
		scribe
		scrut(arius?)
		junk merchant, second hand dealer
		sculptor
		sculptor
		secutor / σεκούτωρ
		gladiator fighting with a gladius and a heavy shield
		seplasiarius
		producer/seller of perfumes
		sigillarius
		producer/seller of moulds
		sitularius
		producer/seller of buckets, basins
		solearius
		sandal maker
		statuarius
		sculptor, statue maker
		structor
		builder, carver
		subaedianus
		home servant
		sutor caligarius
		shomaker of sandals
		tabellarius
		messanger
		tabernacularius
		shop builder
		tabularius
		accountant, notary
		tesselarius (=tesserarius)
		mosaic maker
		thraex
		gladiator armed with saber and short shield
		thurarius
		trader/producer of incense
		tignarius
		producers/seller of beams
		tonsor
		barber
		trierarchus
		ship master
		turarius
		producers/seller of incense
		unctor sive pollinctor
		embalmer
		unguentarius
		producers/seller of ointments
		ursarius
		caretaker of bears
		utricularius
		bagpiper, raft-master
		vascularius
		maker of vessels (metal)
		venaliciarius
		slave dealer
		venator
		gladiator who impersonates a hunter
		vestiarius
		clothes dealer
		vestigiator
		tracker, hunter
		veterinarius
		veterinarian
		vicarius
		substitute
		vilicus
		manager of a rural propriety
		viminarius
		wicker worker
		ἀρχιατρός
		cheif doctor
		ἔμπορος
		merchant
		ιατρός
		doctor
		κυνηγός
		galdiator fighting with animals
		λαπιδαριθσ
		stone carver
		λιθουργὸς
		stone carver
		ναύαρχος
		ship owner/commander
		ναύκληρος / nauclerus
		ship owner
		πραγματευτὴς
		peddler
		προβοκάτορ
		provocateur in the arena
		χαλκεύς
		coppersmith
		χρυσοχόος
		goldsmith
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