NE SPADONES FIANT: DOMITIAN'S EMASCULATION BAN

IF 0.2 3区 历史学 Q1 Arts and Humanities CLASSICAL QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI:10.1017/s0009838823000381
Juan P. Lewis
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Abstract This article questions the prevailing opinion that Domitian's prohibition of castration was intended as a protective measure devised to check masters’ abuses on their slaves, as part of a larger trend towards more enlightened attitudes towards slavery among the Romans. While brutal, castration was the only type of mutilation which increased the monetary value of slaves. Banning it curtailed slaves’ chances of social climbing and narrowed their channels towards positions of power. The emasculation ban is, instead, better understood as one of the many measures directed towards the control of the sexual behaviour and the sumptuary practices of the Roman elite. Introduced as a censorial decree, the ban gave Domitian the opportunity to act as the upholder of Republican traditions at the same time as he impinged on the private lives of his subjects and put senators and equestrians under his thumb. The article also argues that, contrary to what is usually argued, the constant re-enforcement of the prohibition to castrate by Domitian's successors is an indication of the effectiveness of the Roman legal machinery and its capacity to reach the most distant corners of the Roman empire.
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新spadones法令:domitian的阉割禁令
本文质疑一种流行的观点,即多米提安禁止阉割是一种保护措施,旨在遏制主人对奴隶的虐待,这是罗马人对奴隶制持更开明态度的更大趋势的一部分。虽然残忍,但阉割是唯一一种能增加奴隶货币价值的切割方式。禁止它减少了奴隶们向上爬的机会,缩小了他们走向权力位置的渠道。相反,阉割禁令被更好地理解为旨在控制罗马精英的性行为和奢侈行为的众多措施之一。作为一项审查法令,这项禁令使多米提安有机会充当共和传统的维护者,与此同时,他又侵犯了臣民的私人生活,把元老和骑士置于他的控制之下。这篇文章还认为,与通常的观点相反,多米提安的继任者不断地重新执行阉割禁令,表明了罗马法律机制的有效性,以及它能够影响到罗马帝国最遥远的角落。
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期刊介绍: The Classical Quarterly has a reputation for publishing the highest quality classical scholarship for nearly 100 years. It publishes research papers and short notes in the fields of language, literature, history and philosophy. Two substantial issues (around 300 pages each) of The Classical Quarterly appear each year, in May and December. Given the quality and depth of the articles published in The Classical Quarterly, any serious classical library needs to have a copy on its shelves. Published for the The Classical Association
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