CLAS 1P92 Lecture 3: Roman Civ Lecture 3 - Slavery
10 Feb 2017
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Slavery: forced labour, a person not given the rights of personhood, seen as property: can be bought or sold. 12-27 million people are working under conditions of slavery today, 0. 38 % of the worlds population. Saudi arabia was the last country to abolish slavery. Roman civ is a slave holding society, highest estimation of population was 30% slaves. The slaves are economically and productively essential, as well as culturally. So much of political dialogue of roman world is predicated on difference of being a slave or being a free man. Do not have rights of personhood, has ramifications: no legal standing in their own right: cannot make wills, enter into legal marriages (can have slave partner but can be split up at anytime) Romans were attended to by any slave, slave is going to give witness testimony: testimony of slaves is untrustworthy. To make sure u get the truth, this testimony must be obtained under torture gasp.
