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They weren't - they sought it eagerly for the benefits it brought. Greeks even sold themselves into slavery in Rome, bought their freedom and so became citizens.

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Why were people in the Roman Empire ashamed to be a citizen?

They weren't - they sought it eagerly for the benefits it brought. Greeks even sold themselves into slavery in Rome, bought their freedom and so became citizens.


How did Roman citizens in the later empire differ from citizens in the republic and early empire?

At first citizens had to be progressively of Roman, Latin or Italian parentage. This was later extended to those with honourable discharges from the army. In 214 CE emperor Caracalla declared all people in the Roman Empire to be citizens.


How did Roman citizens in the later empire differ from the citizens in the republic and early empire?

At first citizens had to be progressively of Roman, Latin or Italian parentage. This was later extended to those with honourable discharges from the army. In 214 CE emperor Caracalla declared all people in the Roman Empire to be citizens.


How did the Roman citizens in the later Empire differ from citizens in the Republic and early Empire?

At first citizens had to be progressively of Roman, Latin or Italian parentage. This was later extended to those with honourable discharges from the army. In 214 CE emperor Caracalla declared all people in the Roman Empire to be citizens.


How did roman citizen in the later empire differ from citizens in the republic and early empire?

At first citizens had to be progressively of Roman, Latin or Italian parentage. This was later extended to those with honourable discharges from the army. In 214 CE emperor Caracalla declared all people in the Roman Empire to be citizens.


How did roman citizen in the later empire differ from citizen in the republic and early empire?

At first citizens had to be progressively of Roman, Latin or Italian parentage. This was later extended to those with honourable discharges from the army. In 214 CE emperor Caracalla declared all people in the Roman Empire to be citizens.


How did most citizens of the Byzantine Empire relate to the Roman Empire?

TORTILLERA


What were the Roman Empire the wealthy citizens called?

patricians


Who lived in the Roman empire?

Romans! And any of the local populations that were not Roman citizens.


The citizens of conquered lands typically became Roman what?

The peoples of the conquered territories became the inhabitants of the provinces of the Roman Empire. Many of them were not citizens because they did not have the concept of citizenship. From 212 BC they became Roman citizens because the emperor Caracalla extended Roman citizens to all free men in the empire.