Slaves and Beliefs About Death Flashcards
Slavery was a ________ part of life
Necessary
Slaves came from many
Tribes
People became slaves by being captured by _________ or as ________
Pirates; POWs
Children of slaves were
Automatically born into slavery
Slaves were considered part of the
Familia
Slaves that had skilled training were ________
Valuable
The law regarded as _______ instead of human people
Things and property
The law didn’t allow a master to kill a slave ___________
Without a just reason
Although against the law, slaves could _______ and accumulate large amounts of ____________
Marry; money
Vernae
Slaves born into the household
Alumni
Slaves acquired as babies/small children
Romans frequently granted ________ and ________ to slaves
Freedom; citizenship
Slaves were allowed to own ________ and could ________ his own freedom and that of another slave
Property; purchase
Peculiam
Money owned by a slave
The act of freeing a slave
Manumisso
Libertus(a)
Freedman(woman)
Freedmen could not
Become a political candidate or a high ranking officer
Slaves would take the __________ and _________ of their master
Praenomen and nomen
Tombs were placed
On the sides of the road outside of town
The tomb contained a ________ or _____ that contained the ashes
Chest or vase
Was the normal way of disposing of the dead
Cremation
_____ were burned or buried with the dead person
Possessions
Ghosts of the dead were thought to be
Hungry and thirsty
Holes were made in the tomb so that _______ and _____ could be poured inside
Food and wine
Ashes were placed into an ________ that were placed in tombs or buried
Urns
A _____ was held after the funeral and on the death anniversary
Banquet
_____ ______ were held for the dead each year
2 festivals
Festival in which families remembered their dead relatives
Parentalia
Festival in which exorcism was performed to remove lonely or hungry ghosts
Lemuralia
