Slaves and Freedmen Flashcards
Why would a person become a slave (4 reasons)
- prisoner of war
- born a slave
- exposed as an infant
- piracy
How were slaves viewed by most romans
Regarded as property and inferior to citizens
How did slaves change ownership
Slave markets or in wills
What jobs might male slaves done in the household
Scribe, cook, gardener, paedogogus
What jobs may a female slave done in the house hold
Nurse maid, hairdresser, scribe, cleaner, cook
What is the title of a slave who followed a boy round during early education
Paedogogus
What would happen to a slave who got caught escaping
Branded by hot iron the letters FUG, punished
How could a slave be punished
Beatings, loss of privilege, rape, extra work, imprisonment
Why might a master free a slave ( five reasons)
- rewarded for long standing work
- viewed as human
- masters couldn’t afford them
- age/mobility
- master wanted to gain more clients
What is informal manumission
The informal freeing of a slave which avoided tax and the slave did not gain full freedom as the master could take them back at any point
What is formal manumission
The formal freeing of a slave which was taxed but the slave got full freedom. The slave could vote, marry, and carry on a trade. They also got the masters name
What relationship would a slave have with his former master
Work for the master when required and be a client
What was your job as a scribe
Writing the masters letters, poetry or literature
What was work like for slaves in the agriculture industry
Hard work, long hours, little chance of freedom as masters were usually absent
Majority of slaves
What was work like for slaves in the mining and quarrying industry
Terrible conditions, vry dangerous, short life expectancy
Often unskilled prisoners and convicted criminals
What was work like for slaves in the arena
Brutal lifestyle, well trained and fed, looked after medically
Prisoners of war and convicted criminals
What was work like for slaves in the industry
Many small workshops where slaves worked on various mass productions- brickworks, lamp factories, lead pipe works, glass works and potteries
