What were the slaves of ancient Rome rights?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

Slaves were property; they had no rights. However that does not mean that they had no recourse, although difficult. If a slave were in an extremely abusive or inhumane situation, he could try to get to a sympathetic magistrate and have the magistrate take up his cause. He could also get to certain temple sites which were sanctuaries for abused slaves. He had some legal standing as he was allowed to testify in court and even the farm slaves were required to be provided by a new tunic every year and a cloak and shoes every two years. If a master turned a slave out because of illness or age, he was automatically freed. Under the imperial rule a slave could not be killed or mutilated. Then too, if a slave were rented out or loaned to someone and the person injured the slave, or in some other way abused him, the master could take the offender to court for damaging his property and by this act avenge the slave.

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∙ 14y ago

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What two groups did not have rights as citizens?

Neither slaves nor freedmen had rights as citizens in ancient Rome.

How did the slaves of ancient Rome get to Rome?

Slaves came to ancient Rome through slave traders from Europe and Middle East.

Did ancient Rome have slaves?

Yes they did!

What was something that ancient Rome and ancient Egypt had in common?

had slaves

Who has the least power in ancient rome?

slaves

What did slaves drink out of in ancient Rome?

pizza

Where did ancient Rome get their slaves?

Abandoned children in Rome were made into slaves, fathers had the right to sell their children as slaves, and slaves were also captured in wars and brought back to Rome to be sold.

Did slaves in ancient Rome get educated?

No, they did not, nobody had time or inclination to educate slaves.

What are the heavy taxes in ancient rome?

the heavy taxes in rome are when slaves are sold

Who told slaves what to do in ancient Rome?

The people who owned them.

When did children become slaves in ancient rome?

If both your parents were slaves then you were a slave from birth.

Could slaves in ancient Rome travel?

Slaves could only travel with their masters.

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