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Augustus as Pater Patriae
Obligations of the Patronus (Patron)
Obligations of the Cliens (Client)
Literally - "Father of the Fatherland"
"The relationship of the subject masses to the emperor approximated to that of clientes to a powerful patronus"
"When Augustus took the title Pater Patriae in 2 BCE the whole empire became almost clients under his 'fatherly' protection"
(Geza Alfoldy, 1985)
Horace
Social Structure of Roman Society
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Simple Definition
A hierarchical, yet mutually beneficial relationship, which was common throughout Roman society, between a patron of high status and his clients of low status.
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& F. Pollock (Trans.), The Social History of Rome. Totowa, New Jersey: Barnes & Noble Books.
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Etrusia - Roman History. (n.d.). Retrieved October 6, 2015, from http://romans.etrusia.co.uk
roman_patrons.php
Garnsey, P., & Saller, R. (2015). The Roman Empire: Economy, Society,
and Culture (2nd ed.). Oakland, California: University of California Press.
MacMullen, R. (1974). Roman Social Relations: 50 B.C. to A.D. 284. New
Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.
Reckford, K. (1959). Horace and Maecenas. Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological
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Roman Social Class and Public Display. (n.d.). Retrieved October 6, 2015, from http://www.vroma.org
~bmcmanus/socialclass.html
Shelton, J. (1998). As the Romans Did: A sourcebook in Roman Social
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Horace's obligations to Maecenas:
Patron-Client Relationships
By: Nick Johnson & Emily Koller
“Nine months later you asked me back and bade me to join your group of friends. For me the great thing is that I won the regard of a discriminating man like you, not by having a highly distinguished father but by decency of heart and character” (satire 1.6 pg 27)
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