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5 - The Perception of ‘Skills’ in Ostia: The Evidence of Monuments and Written Sources

from Part II - Specialization and the Division of Labour in the Ancient City

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

By
Alice Landskron
Edited by
Edmund Stewart ,
Edward Harris  and
David Lewis
Edmund Stewart
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Edward Harris
Affiliation:
University of Durham
David Lewis
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
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Summary

The prosperous harbour town of Ostia in the second and third centuries AD is a good example for demonstrating the areas of daily life and economic activities, and skilled individuals and professionals. One can expect a very distinctive society, with lots of merchandising activities to fulfil the needs and requirements of the people who lived and worked in the city. Inscriptions, reliefs and mosaics inform us about many occupations and skilled professions, as well as guilds and club houses in Ostia. The aim of the contribution is to discuss evidences of monuments and written sources on skilled professionalism in Ostia exemplarily. In general, the individuals represented themselves in an appropriate manner and in their professional environment.

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Skilled Labour and Professionalism in Ancient Greece and Rome , pp. 175 - 202
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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