Elizabeth A. Meyer, T. Cary Johnson, Jr. Professor of History at the University of Virginia, is a leading scholar of Greek and Roman history, specializing in legal epigraphy, documentary practices, and the social dimensions of law in antiquity. Her work has illuminated how inscriptions and legal texts shaped ancient societies, with particular focus on manumission and the transition from slavery to freedom.

Closing Lecture: “Understanding Greek and Roman Manumission”

Abstract 
This lecture will compare what we know about Greek practices of consecration, manumission, and inscribing with what is known of contemporary Roman practice. Did the Roman presence in Greece in the Second Macedonian War and after have any impact on the frequency or contents of the legal actions pursued?