Ne serva prostituatur: Slavery, prostitution, and the limits of Dominica Potestas in Ancient Rome
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Ressources en ligne : Abrégé : This paper aims to analyze the evolution of the proviso on the sale of slaves known as ne prostituatur, focusing on the progressive protection that the imperial constitutions, since the 2nd century AD onwards, provided for its enforcement. Theories that explain this process invoking the favor libertatis doctrine or through a particular reading of sexual honor are not entirely satisfactory. Therefore, I defend an interpretation of the clause in terms of reward. The emperors would seek to strengthen its validity within a global strategy of securing the punishment and reward model that allowed for the control of slaves, protecting the masters’ general interest, even if it implied limiting their individual power.
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This paper aims to analyze the evolution of the proviso on the sale of slaves known as ne prostituatur, focusing on the progressive protection that the imperial constitutions, since the 2nd century AD onwards, provided for its enforcement. Theories that explain this process invoking the favor libertatis doctrine or through a particular reading of sexual honor are not entirely satisfactory. Therefore, I defend an interpretation of the clause in terms of reward. The emperors would seek to strengthen its validity within a global strategy of securing the punishment and reward model that allowed for the control of slaves, protecting the masters’ general interest, even if it implied limiting their individual power.
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