Rome Slavery terms

Question 1

Vernae

Answer 1

Children who are born slaves

Question 2

Paedagogia

Answer 2

Roman schools exclusively for slaves

Question 3

Servi

Answer 3

Roman term for slaves.

Question 4

Servi Publiei

Answer 4

Public Slaves

Question 5

Familia Caesaris

Answer 5

Caesar’s family slaves (much like eunuchs)

Question 6

Familia Rustica

Answer 6

The rural family slaves (largest number of slaves)

Question 7

Litterati

Answer 7

Children in Paedagogia

Question 8

Ergastula

Answer 8

Dormitory for slaves in the rural areas.

Question 9

Viliclus/vilica

Answer 9

Oversees the slaves for the slavemasters.

Question 10

Pastoralist

Answer 10

Slaves in charge of animals

Question 11

Magister Pecloris “herd master:

Answer 11

Natural alpha male, other pastoralists that looked up to.

Question 12

Familia Urbana

Answer 12

Urban household slaves

Question 13

Aedituus

Answer 13

Slaves could approach their masters freely and oversee other slave managers.

Question 14

Ordinari

Answer 14

Slaves that oversee other parts of the house

Question 15

Triclinaiarcha

Answer 15

The equivalent of an event planner

Question 16

Nomenplator

Answer 16

Slave business card. Know what the master like.

Question 17

Pantomimi

Answer 17

A dramatic entertainment which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.

Question 18

Cellarius

Answer 18

Accountant who are slaves

Question 19

Scrivener

Answer 19

Read and write what the master said

Question 20

Pedogogue

Answer 20

A slave tutor

Question 21

Body servants

Answer 21

Someone who puts clothes on the masters and take care of the masters.

Question 22

Pedisequi

Answer 22

Make a person look important (slaves)

Question 23

Familia Gladiatora

Answer 23

A household primarily comprised of members from the East Kingdom and West Kingdom.

Question 24

Gladiators

Answer 24

A man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an area.

Question 25

Lanista

Answer 25

A trainer of gladiators in ancient Rome.

Question 26

Flamma

Answer 26

A soldier who was cast into slavery as a gladiator.

Question 27

Munera

Answer 27

The game/entertainment of gladiators

Question 28

Ludi

Answer 28

State/Prince sponsor gladiator match.

Question 29

Marcus Tulius Cicero

Answer 29

Roman Stoicism philosopher.

Question 30

Marcus Tullius Tiro

Answer 30

Cicero’s top slave.

Question 31

Dominium

Answer 31

Absolute ownership over the people’s own body.

Question 32

Manumission

Answer 32

Process of becoming free.

Question 33

Peculium

Answer 33

Gift of access to resources that the slave could use to purchase their freedom.

Question 34

Operae

Answer 34

Debt that a former slave that owe to their master when they gave them freedom.

Question 35

Vindicta

Answer 35

Save the life of the slave master (became free)

Question 36

Imperial Redemption

Answer 36

Save the life of an emperor (become free)

Question 37

Touched by Vesta Virgin

Answer 37

Became free

Question 38

Potestas

Answer 38

The power that the male head of the household has over his family members.

Question 39

Will

Answer 39

documents by the male head in the household to transfer possessions and power to the heir.

Question 40

Latifundia

Answer 40

Broad Estates, slaves in those areas.