Slavery Flashcards
The three most common ways people became a slave:
Being captured in war
Being captured by pirates
Being children of slaves
How many slaves did Pedanius Secundus own?
400 slaves
What happened to Pedanius secundus?
One of them killed him
What happened to the 400 slaves Pedanius secundus owned?
All of them were executed even though they knew which slave killed Pedanius Secundus.
Three examples of unpleasant work that the slaves might be used for outside towns were:
Mining
Build roads
Work in big farms
Two examples of jobs in a house for which a slave needed to be clever and skilled:
Cook
Secretary
Accountant
Entertainer
What reasons were there to treat a skilled slave well?
He would work better
He could die if badly treated and it would cost more to replace him
He could die If badly treated
Explain the method: freeing the slave by the rod
The slave was taken by his master to a judge. A friend went as a witness. The friend said that the slave was not a slave of the master. The master will say nothing. The judge will then tap the salve lightly with a rod and he was now free.
How could a slave be freed at dinner?
He could be invited to recline on the couch
His master could announce that he was free in front of his master’s friends.
Freedman in Latin?
Libertus
If Lucius Caecilius Iucundus freed Clemens, what would Clemens be called?
Lucius Caecilius Clemens
What evidence is there that freedmen could become wealthy?
The Vetii brothers were freedmen and they had a large house.
Three things a slave was not allowed to do:
Have possessions Get married Make their own decisions Vote Complain to law court
