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roman dependents: slaves and clients Flashcards

1
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group of 10 house slaves

A

decuria

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2
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who says that an individual could have up to 10 and 20 thousand slaves

A

athenaeus

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3
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why were captives sold into slavery immediately

A

for the safety of generals

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4
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who were slave sales conducted under

A

quaestor

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5
Q

spear and symbol of an official slave sale

A

hasta

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6
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to be sold into slavery

A

sub hasta venire

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7
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what did captives and victims of sacrifice wear

A

garlands on heads

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8
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sellers of slaves

A

mangones

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9
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slave marriage

A

contuberinium

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10
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slaves born in the house

A

vernae

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11
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slaves with chalked feet

A

imported

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12
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who supervised slave auctions

A

aediles

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13
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who chose location for slave auction

A

aedile

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14
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what did slaves from the east have

A

ears pierced

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15
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scroll around neck of slave (served as warrant for buyer)

A

titulus

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16
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what did titulus include

A

age, nationality, disease, tendency to disobey

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17
Q

what happened if slave had defects not listed in titulus

A

could be returned after 6 weeks

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18
Q

cap worn by slaves without titulus

A

pilleus

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19
Q

slaves sold for immoral purposes

A

leno

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20
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took care of public buildings and acted as servants of magistrates and priests

A

servi publici

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21
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slaves drilled as firemen to serve night shifts

A

triumviri nocturni

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22
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salve in charge of latifundia

A

vilicus

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23
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slave in charge of slave women who make wool clothes etc.

A

vilica

24
Q

butler

A

atriensis

25
Q

purchased goods and kept records of purchases

A

procurator

26
Q

door keep (chained to door post)

A

ostiarius/ianitor

27
Q

hair dresser

A

ornator/ornatrix

28
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barber

A

tonsor

29
Q

slave who made shoes and cared for feet

A

calceator

30
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hair dressers for mistress

A

ciniflones

31
Q

salves who cleared way for master

A

anteambulones

32
Q

reminded master names of people

A

nomenclator

33
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accompanied master back from parties

A

adversitores

34
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slave trained to keep the toga folded when not in use

A

vestiplicus

35
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power of master over slaves

A

dominium

36
Q

could slaves be killed without reason by law?

A

no

37
Q

property of a slave if granted by master

A

peculium

38
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the slave of a slave

A

vicarius

39
Q

slave who took care of yoke of bullocks

A

bubulcus

40
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swineherd

A

subulcus

41
Q

could private slaves have heirs (for property/belongings?)

A

no

42
Q

could public slaves have heirs (for property/belongings?)

A

yes

43
Q

rods and punishment sticks made of elm

A

ulmi

44
Q

whips with bits of bone/metal

A

scutica/flagellum

45
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culprit who carried a log shaped like a V on his shoulders

A

furcifer

46
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fugitive

A

fugitivus

47
Q

what letter was branded on a runaway slave’s forehead

A

F (and sometimes a metal collar)

48
Q

slave quarters

A

cellae familiae

49
Q

prison for slaves to work enchained

A

ergastulum

50
Q

what happened to slaves to attempted to murder their master

A

crucified

51
Q

slave to punish a slave

A

carnifex/lorarius

52
Q

who performed execution of a slave

A

servus publicus

53
Q

what happened to a slave who was pronounced free by his master

A
  • manumission ceremony performed under praetor
  • pilleus (liberty cap)
  • former master remained as his patronus
54
Q

client’s greeting to his patron in the atrium

A

salutatio

55
Q

basket given to client by the patron

A

sportula

56
Q

tokens of hospitality exchanged

A

tesserae hospitales

57
Q

why were tesserae hospitales kept

A

so descendants could recognize each other

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