CLA160H1 Lecture Notes - Pseudolus, Dog Tag, Stoicism
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They create personal bonds between client and patron to help combat class strife. Helpful with clients if you were a patron with a lot of clients: some slaves were owned by the state. Great slaves were prized for their education. Worked as artisans, doctors, scribes, teachers: teachers in antiquity were largely slaves and it was ironic because aristocrats were learning the customs of the ancestors from slaves, slaves were treated differently from one master to another. Tyro retired to his country estate and lived until 99: for others it was a matter of principle to be kind to your slave property. Slaves are just tools against the slaves: in pseudolus, we hear about whipping and flogging that can be used. The threat of the mill as well which was a terrible job to have: female slaves risked being raped by the masters. Added indignity of being tormented by a jealous mistress.