Customs - Slaves and Clients

Question 1

decuria

Answer 1

group of 10 house slaves

Question 2

Athenaeus

Answer 2

said that individual could have up to 20000 slaves

Question 3

hasta

Answer 3

spear - symbol of sale

Question 4

sub hasta venire

Answer 4

to be sold into slavery

Question 5

mangones

Answer 5

slave sellers

Question 6

contubernium

Answer 6

slave marriage

Question 7

vernae

Answer 7

slaves born in the house

Question 8

imported slaves

Answer 8

feet chalked white

Question 9

aediles

Answer 9

supervised slave auctions

Question 10

slaves from east

Answer 10

ears pierced

Question 11

titulus

Answer 11

scroll around slave’s neck - identification

Question 12

leno

Answer 12

pimp - sold slaves for immoral purposes

Question 13

servi publici

Answer 13

took care of public buildings and acted like servants of priests and magistrates

Question 14

vilicus

Answer 14

slave in charge latifundia

Question 15

vilica

Answer 15

slave in charge of slave women who made wool clothes

Question 16

atriensis

Answer 16

butler

Question 17

procurator/dispensator

Answer 17

purchased goods and kept records of purchases

Question 18

ostiarius/ianitor

Answer 18

doorkeeper

Question 19

ornator/ornatrix

Answer 19

hair dresser

Question 20

tonsor

Answer 20

barber

Question 21

calceator

Answer 21

shoemaker

Question 22

ciniflones/cinerarii

Answer 22

hair dressers of mistress

Question 23

anteambulones

Answer 23

slaves who cleared the way for the master

Question 24

nomenclator

Answer 24

reminded master of names of people

Question 25

adversitores

Answer 25

accompanied master back from parties

Question 26

vestiplicus

Answer 26

kept toga folded

Question 27

dominium

Answer 27

power of master over slaves

Question 28

peculium

Answer 28

property of slave if granted by master

Question 29

vicarius

Answer 29

slave of a slave

Question 30

bubulcus

Answer 30

cowherd

Question 31

subulcus

Answer 31

swineherd

Question 32

paedagogus

Answer 32

accompanied children to school and tutored them

Question 33

pedisequi/capsarii

Answer 33

carried child’s books (satchel and tablet)

Question 34

public slaves

Answer 34

allowed on death to dispose of half their property on will

Question 35

private slaves

Answer 35

either could not or had no heirs

Question 36

ulmi

Answer 36

elm - rods and sticks made of this

Question 37

scutica/lorum

Answer 37

lash/rawhide made of leather

Question 38

flagrum/flagellum

Answer 38

whip and bits of bone/metal buttons

Question 39

furcifer

Answer 39

culprit who carried log of wood shaped like V on shoulders (furca - fork)

Question 40

fugitivus

Answer 40

fugitive - branded with F on forehead

Question 41

cellae familiae

Answer 41

slave quarters

Question 42

ergastulum

Answer 42

prison for slaves to work enchained

Question 43

slaves who murdered master

Answer 43

crucified

Question 44

carnifex/lorarius

Answer 44

slave to punish a slave

Question 45

servus publicus

Answer 45

executed slaves

Question 46

pilleus

Answer 46

liberty cap

Question 47

salutatio

Answer 47

client’s greeting to his patron in atrium of patron’s house

Question 48

sportula

Answer 48

basket given to client by patron

Question 49

tesserae hospitales

Answer 49

tokens of hospitality exchanged