Sociak Structure Flashcards
How did women marry?
With consent of the ‘pater families’
- father
Outline social structure
Emperor/ imperial household
Roman Patricians
Local landowners
Freeborn
Freedmen
Slaves
How could they own land
When father died, would inherit land
Usually how women became wealthy
- Julia felix rented large villa to increase wealth
How did a person become a slave
Capture, auction, born into slavery
Who were freedman
Freed slaves with more respect
How did freedman become wealthy
Through commerce
In inscriptions, tombs - remained loyal to previous master
Usually worked in their shop or as their client
What was a patron-client relationship
Involved a member of the higher than plebeian class assuming obligation Of their inferiors
What were the benefits of being a ‘client’
Protection in lawsuits
Food
Money
Benefits of being a ‘patron’
Involved with politics and economics
- guaranteed political support
- open show of loyalty when their paths met
- public show of wealth and therefore importance