lothia Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Ave Civitas, I am doing some research (for a novel) on the patron/client relationships. I think I am correct that a client would petition a potential patron for acceptance. My question is, was this client-patron relationship limited to Roman Citizens. That is, could a foreigner petition a Roman to be accepted as a client? Thanks in advance. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompieus Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 (edited) Influential Romans were often patrons to non-citizens. Any individual or community that had business with the Roman state always had one or more patrons among the senators to speak or use his clout on their behalf in the senate or the courts. Men like Fabius, Pompey, Marcellus, Scipio et al had whole cities and kingdoms among their clientele. E Badian wrote a whole book about it (viz: Foreign Clientelae 264-70BC). I'm not sure there was any formal application and acceptance though. Edited October 11, 2013 by Pompieus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lothia Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Ave Pompieus, Thanks for the reply. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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