Ingenuus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23741201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carlos Sánchez‐Moreno Ellart (0000-0001-6896-8091, Universitat de València, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah22172 |
| OpenAlex | W4239827958 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
Ingenui were freemen who were born as such. According to Gaius (Gai. 1.11), freemen ( liberi ) were either ingenui or libertini , the latter being those who had attained liberty through manumission. Children born from legal marriage were always ingenui (I. 1.4 pr.) since marriage implies citizenship. Ingenuus was frequently used as a qualification of liber ( liber et ingenuus : Livy 6.40; Hor. Ad Pis . 383). This could explain Festus' assertion (Paul. Fest. 241, s.v. patricios excerpted from Cincius' De comitiis ) that this name was originally strictly reserved for patricians, because at that time only they were considered to be Roman citizens (Livy 10.8.10).
Art · Assertion · Citizenship · Genealogy · Humanities · Political science · Politics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Studies and Legal History · Classics · Computer Science · History · Law · Theology and Canon Law Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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