Open AccessOn Florentinus’ definition of Libertas
Author(s) -
Carlos Amunátegui Perelló
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
fundamina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-7870
pISSN - 1021-545X
DOI - 10.47348/fund/v26/i2a4
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , epistemology , philosophy , sociology , history , archaeology
Libertas is one of the main concepts of public life in the Roman world. It has a public content when referring to the freedom of the Republic, and a private implication when it is opposed to slavery. Florentinus’ definition of libertas is quite interesting, because it was given within the context of slavery, although it does not fit that scenario entirely. In fact, it seems more cogent with regard to the public concept of libertas. This contribution analyses this aspect in detail.