They are refered to as citizens of the first class.
Neither slaves nor freedmen had rights as citizens in ancient Rome.
All Roman citizens had equal rights. Slaves, being someone else's property, had no rights.
Rome treated conquered people in Italy as full Roman citizens with the right to vote. In territories furhter from Rome, conquered people were given the status as "half-citizen". They enjoyed all the rights of a Roman citizen except the privilage to vote.
One of the great contributions of Rome, if not the greatest, was the concept of the personal rights of citizens.
The "first citizens" of Rome were always the emperors.
Neither slaves nor freedmen had rights as citizens in ancient Rome.
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Full rights of citizens, regardless of color
A specific right of a full citizen of Rome that was not granted to partial citizens was the right to hold public office.
All Roman citizens had equal rights. Slaves, being someone else's property, had no rights.
All Roman citizens had equal rights. Slaves, being someone else's property, had no rights.
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all citizens had the right to a fair trial but only male roman citizens could vote and run for office
all citizens had the right to a fair trial but only male roman citizens could vote and run for office
One of the great contributions of Rome, if not the greatest, was the concept of the personal rights of citizens.
No documents gave rights to the citizens because they did not have a written constitution. Instead, they relied on "the way of the elders," or ancestral custom and precedent. This situation is similar to the common law of England. Therefore, the rights of citizens were written in several separate pieces of legislation.
Rome treated conquered people in Italy as full Roman citizens with the right to vote. In territories furhter from Rome, conquered people were given the status as "half-citizen". They enjoyed all the rights of a Roman citizen except the privilage to vote.