Project

The 'Craftsmen Guilds' (collegia fabrum) in the Roman West in the Imperial period

Code

3G044114

Looptijd

01-01-2014 → 31-12-2019

Financiering

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Koenraad Verboven

Onderzoeksdisciplines

Humanities and the arts
- Economic archaeology
- Ancient history
- Socio-economic history

Trefwoorden

Romeinse geschiedenis economische geschiedenis sociale geschiedenis gilden Duits Engels Frans Grieks Italiaans Latijn Centraal-Europa West-Europa Zuid-Europa Comparatief Geografisch en kaart gebaseerd Taal- en tekstanalyse Oudheid Geschiedenis

Projectomschrijving

Roman cities relied on privileged guilds to function. Craftsmen guilds (collegia fabri) took pride of place but remain much debated. We study their spread, membership, organization, influence and impact on economic development. Our theoretical framework is based on social capital theory and new institutional economics. Methodologically we rely on GIS, prosopography & social network analysis, norm analyses and entitlement mapping.