(In)Visible Women and Children

Literary, Epigraphic, and Archaeological Evidence for British Migrant Families in the Roman Army

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20058095
AutoresTatiana Ivleva (0000-0002-1461-7736, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Páginas181-218
Fecha de publicación2024-11-07
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoCHAPTER
RevistaWomen and the Army in the Roman Empire (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/9781107705982.007
OpenAlexW4403670459
ISBN9781107705982
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas81

This chapter explores the topic of Roman military families’ mobility in the late first through third centuries CE by discussing a case study of British families abroad. It surveys the evidence for families that came from Roman Britain and settled on the continent. In doing so, the author assesses and compares various types of evidence (literary, epigraphic, and archaeological) to discuss the case of British military families on the move, families that had been present in the Roman Empire but not accounted for in the modern scholarly literature. The sources analyzed include literary texts, inscriptions, military diplomas and personal dress accessories that the members of such families took with them as part of personal possessions during their travels. Since most sources available to trace such families come from the Roman military context, the focus lies on emigrant soldiers’ families. The first section relies heavily on the historical texts and epigraphic material while the second part is devoted to the discussion of the potential and limitations of material culture in our search for migrant communities. The chapter provides a case to support the view that British military families traveled far and wide in the empire

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