Skilled Labour and Professionalism in Ancient Greece and Rome (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108839471)

This book is a history of ancient Greek and Roman professionals: doctors, seers, sculptors, teachers, musicians, actors, athletes and soldiers. These individuals were specialist workers deemed to possess rare skills, for which they had undergone a period of training. They operated in a competitive labour market in which proven expertise was a key commodity. Success in the highest regarded professions was often rewarded with a significant income and social status. Rivalries between competing practitioners could be fierce. Yet on other occasions, skilled workers co-operated in developing associations that were intended to facilitate and promote the work of professionals. The oldest collegial code of conduct, the Hippocratic Oath, a version of which is still taken by medical professionals today, was similarly the creation of a prominent ancient medical school. This collection of articles reveals the crucial role of occupation and skill in determining the identity and status of workers in antiquity.

Author: Edmund Stewart
ISBN-10: 1108839479
ISBN-13: 9781108839471
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/03/2020
Pages: 350
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2021