Rome Slavery terms Flashcards
Vernae
Children who are born slaves
Paedagogia
Roman schools exclusively for slaves
Servi
Roman term for slaves.
Servi Publiei
Public Slaves
Familia Caesaris
Caesar’s family slaves (much like eunuchs)
Familia Rustica
The rural family slaves (largest number of slaves)
Litterati
Children in Paedagogia
Ergastula
Dormitory for slaves in the rural areas.
Viliclus/vilica
Oversees the slaves for the slavemasters.
Pastoralist
Slaves in charge of animals
Magister Pecloris “herd master:
Natural alpha male, other pastoralists that looked up to.
Familia Urbana
Urban household slaves
Aedituus
Slaves could approach their masters freely and oversee other slave managers.
Ordinari
Slaves that oversee other parts of the house
Triclinaiarcha
The equivalent of an event planner
Nomenplator
Slave business card. Know what the master like.
Pantomimi
A dramatic entertainment which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.
Cellarius
Accountant who are slaves
Scrivener
Read and write what the master said
Pedogogue
A slave tutor
Body servants
Someone who puts clothes on the masters and take care of the masters.
Pedisequi
Make a person look important (slaves)
Familia Gladiatora
A household primarily comprised of members from the East Kingdom and West Kingdom.
Gladiators
A man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an area.
Lanista
A trainer of gladiators in ancient Rome.
Flamma
A soldier who was cast into slavery as a gladiator.
Munera
The game/entertainment of gladiators
Ludi
State/Prince sponsor gladiator match.
Marcus Tulius Cicero
Roman Stoicism philosopher.
Marcus Tullius Tiro
Cicero’s top slave.
Dominium
Absolute ownership over the people’s own body.
Manumission
Process of becoming free.
Peculium
Gift of access to resources that the slave could use to purchase their freedom.
Operae
Debt that a former slave that owe to their master when they gave them freedom.
Vindicta
Save the life of the slave master (became free)
Imperial Redemption
Save the life of an emperor (become free)
Touched by Vesta Virgin
Became free
Potestas
The power that the male head of the household has over his family members.
Will
documents by the male head in the household to transfer possessions and power to the heir.
Latifundia
Broad Estates, slaves in those areas.