CLA233H1 Lecture Notes - Pietas, Roman Citizenship
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Roman slavery is different from other ancient society. In rome, when a slave was freed, he automatically become a roman citizen. By 100 ad, half of rome population was slaves or slave desandence. City of rome require vast amount of slaves, most of those slaves are form east(like greece). Julius caesar invaded gaul, 1 million gallic people became slaves. After, most slaves are the outcome of trade but not wars. High proportion of the slaves come into the market. Selling the children to slaves could be a option. Some people came into slavery and after 20 or 30 years when they were sent free, they would become roman citizens. Everybody have to be on duty for the pater familias . The files of the roman society-there"s no records. The educated slaves were probably sent free relatively early. A slavery is equal to a cart in roman law. Sell whatever superfluous to feed the family, that is pater.
