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Preliminary Material / J. Liu -- Introduction / J. Liu -- Chapter One. Mapping The Collegia Centonariorum / J. Liu -- Chapter Two. Centonarii And The Roman Textile Economy / J. Liu -- Chapter Three. Collegia, Law, And Utilitas Publica / J. Liu -- Chapter Four. Collegia Centonariorum And Fire-Fighting? / J. Liu -- Chapter Five. Membership Composition / J. Liu -- Chapter Six. Patrons And Benefactors / J. Liu -- Chapter Seven. Feasts, Religion And Burials / J. Liu -- Chapter Eight. The Fourth Century: Continuity And Change / J. Liu -- Conclusion / J. Liu -- Bibliography / J. Liu -- Appendix A. Catalogue Of Inscriptions About The Collegia Centonariorum / J. Liu -- Appendix B. Geographical Distribution Of The Most Widely Attested Types Of Collegia / J. Liu -- Appendix C. Uncertain Inscriptions About The Collegia Centonariorum / J. Liu -- Appendix D. Ancient References To Cento/ Centunculum / J. Liu -- Appendix E. Catalogue Of Members Of The Collegia Centonariorum / J. Liu -- Appendix F. Catalogue Of Multiple Patronage (First-Third Centuries) / J. Liu -- Index Locorum / J. Liu -- General Index / J. Liu.

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The collegia centonariorum were often seen as the municipal fire-brigades or status groups of sorts in the Roman cities. Through a close investigation of the chronological development and geographical distribution of the collegia centonariorum, their legal privileges, and the prosopographical data of members and patrons, this volume reveals a much more complex picture of their origins, characters and compositions in various regions from the first century BC to the fourth century AD. Intricately connected with the textile economy, the collegia centonariorum illustrate how elements as diverse as material demand from the military and the city of Rome, legal infrastructure, urban development, and organizations of urban-based craftsmen and tradesmen may have interfaced with each other in the Roman world.