THE ELUSIVE UBERTIM NOBIUTAS: A CASE-STUDY OK ROMAN MUNICIPAL FREEDMEN IN THE AUGUSTALES

This article reevaluates the status quaestionis on the social and economic position of the municipal freedmen of Roman towns. Through an analysis of their participation in local associations of the Augustales, it is argued that any social capital accumulated by these ex-slaves had minimal impact on their advance up the social ladder.