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what were two limitations faced by slaves in the roman world
belonged to someone and they were not free to make their own decisions
how did the romans regard slavery
as a normal and nesscesary part of life
how were color and slavery connected in roman times
color did not signify slavery
describe how the slaves were intertwined with the lives of free people
they often worked and lived together
what were three ways to become a slave
being a POW, captured by pirates, born into it
by the first century ad what percentage of the Italian population were slaves
30-40%
how many slaves might very wealthy men own
hundred sometimes thousands
how many slaves did caecilius own
no fewer than a dozen
what was one job carried out by publicly owned slaves in town
bath and aqueducts maintence
what were four areas wher publicly owned slaves working in the country
farms, estates, mines, roads
what were the strongest slaves used for
training as gladiators
what were eight occupations of slaves in town
cooks gardeners general servants hairdressers laborers musicians actors entertainers
why were foreign travelers supposed when they visited Rome or Italy
there was so little visible difference in dress, work, or treatment between a slave and a poor freeman
what usualllydictated the way masters treated their slaves
comman senes
what were vernae
slaves born into a houshold
what were alumni
those acquired as babies and small children
what were three ways in which slaves might interact with household children
played as they grew up, look after babies, helped educate younger kids
what were four circumstances under which a slave might be freed from
a good service, could purchase freedom, at a masters death by his will, freed out of respect or friendship
what was the earliest age at which a slave could be freed
30
what was manumissio
the act of freeing a slave
describe three ceremonies for freeing slaves
legal ceremony before a judge
declaration in presence of friends
inviting to recline at dinner
in what two activites could a Liberia not participate
cant run for public office
cant be high ranked officer in military
in what two activities in was a liberties attached to his former master
had to work for him a few days a year
had to help and support his masters
for what two purposes was a meets often feed
marry former master or former slave
what did libertus take from his master
names
how could liberti earn a liiving
preists servants messenger town crier town clerck council secretary
who were the vetti and what of theirs have archaeologists discovered
they were freed brothers whos house was discovered (it was one of the most magnificent)
how was a freedman related to our family in pompeii
he was caecilius’s father
avarice
greed
avarus
furtive
stealthy
fur
libertarian
one who believes in unrestricted freedom
libertus
srivener
professional copyist
scribit
imperfect tense
uses ba translates as were verbing shows repeated action used to verb action begins in past and continued to present
perfect tense
used v
translated at verbed
shows completed action
used 3s and 3p and erunt
servi per viam ambulabant
slaves were walking through the street
canis subito latravit
the dog suddenly barked
grumio canem timebat
grumio was afraid of the dog
pestis! clavit coquus
pest! shouted the cook
Clemens erat foris
Clemens was brave
sed canis clementem superavit
but the dog overpowered clemens
quintus per viam ambulabat
quintus was walking through the street
canis clementem vexabat
the dog was annoying clemens
quintus canem pulsavit
quintus whacked the dog
servi errant laeti
the slaves were happy
servi quantum laudaverunt
the slaves praised quintus
abest
is out
is absent
aberat
was out was absent
avarus
miser
bonus
good
emit
buys
