Roman Patronage. Roman society was set up as a system of patron and clients.
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Roman Patronage
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Roman society was set up asa system of patron and clients.
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In this system, a patronusgave help and protection toothers less powerful/rich.
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In return, these clientesperformed various servicesfor him in return.
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Duties of a patron:• provide for his clients financially• defend his clients legally• represent their political interests• invite his clients to dinner
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Duties of a client• support his patron politically• serve militarily under hispatron• accompany his patron whenwalking in town
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In many instances, patronswould take on artists andwriters as clients.
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The patron would financially support the artistic pursuits of his client, while the patron would gain celebrity fame by association.
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Though a patron would have many clients, a client was only allowed to have one patron.
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A patron/client relationshipwas a legal contract, whichextended to his entire family.
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If a patron died, his heir wasbound to support his father’sclients.
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If a client died, a patron waslegally bound to take on theclient’s heir as a new client.
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With the fall of the Republic and dissolution of popular elections, the patron/client system declined.
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Patrons no longer had any usefor clients politically.
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When Augustus becameEmperor, he declared himself the patron of all of Roman citizens.
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Patrons soon began to look tobecome clients of the Empire in order to gain favors from the Emperor.
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Benefits of patron/clientSystem:• created stability in Rome• families remained loyalto their patrons for centuries• kept the social order of Rome intact
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Downfalls• kept families “locked in” toa system from which they could not escape• created a welfare systemin a state which did not havethe means to support thepoor
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