St. 6 Culture: Enslaved People and Freedmen | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Name TWO fates of freedwomen (what they did after freed).

kept working jobs related to previous job; stayed working in household; married former dominus

Name TWO means enslaved people used to rebel/resist their slavery.

performing work tasks slowly/poorly; full-scale slave uprisings; running away

Name TWO ways a freedman might still be tied to/have obligations to his former master. (diff two if already had question)

have to work for him/her a certain # of days a year; help and support when able; be a client and greet at the salutatio; take on owner's name as part of own

Name TWO ways a freedman might still be tied to/have obligations to his former master. (diff two if already had question)

have to work for him/her a certain # of days a year; help and support when able; be a client and greet at the salutatio; take on owner's name as part of own

Verum aut Falsum: Liberti could become very rich and powerful.

Verum (Vettii are good example from Pompeii)

Name the Latin words for a freedman and freedwoman.

libertus et liberta

Name TWO ways to manumit a slave without a judge's approval or presence (less formal freeing)

declaration from dominus(a) in the presence of others; asking to join the dominus(a) on the couch to dine

Name TWO aspects performed in a manumissio in front of a judge

a witness would claim the enslaved person didn't belong to the dominus(a), which wasn't disputed; enslaved person touched with a rod and declared free

Who were fugitivi? What were ways a dominus(a) could mark someone as fugitivi?

a "fugitive" - runaway slave; could brand or tattoo them or force them to wear a collar

Name TWO punishments a household slave could receive if the dominus(a) was unhappy with their work.

beaten/treated violently; sent to do harder work elsewhere such as a farm or estate

How were enslaved people involved in Triumphal marches?

after a military victory, spoils and enslaved people were paraded through the city

Verum aut Falsum: Enslaved people could be publicly or privately owned

Verum

Verum aut Falsum: Freedmen earned the right to vote

Verum

Freedmen earned many rights of citizens. Name TWO opportunities freedmen did not have that regular citizens did. (limitations)

could not run for political office; could not hold high military positions

Verum aut Falsum: Enslaved people had no legal rights and were treated as property.

Verum

Verum aut Falsum: Slaves had a wide range of jobs including laborers, musicians, entertainers, and gardeners.

Verum

What is the Latin name of the hat that a libertus would wear to show he is free?

pilleus (pileus)

Name TWO ways an enslaved person could be freed. (different 2 if already had question)

manumissio in front of judge or friends of dominus; in a will; buy themselves out; good deed that dominus rewards them for

Name TWO ways an enslaved person could be freed. (different 2 if already had question)

manumissio in front of judge or friends of dominus; in a will; buy themselves out; good deed that dominus rewards them for

Name TWO ways someone could become enslaved in ancient Rome. (different 2 if already had question)

prisoner of war, captured by pirates, born into it, go into debt

What is the word for the formal freeing of an enslaved person? (starts with an M)

manumissio

What are the Latin and English meanings of "manumissio(n)"?

Latin: sending with the hand; English: formal freeing of an enslaved person

Name TWO ways someone could become enslaved in ancient Rome. (different 2 if already had question)

prisoner of war, captured by pirates, born into it, go into debt

Verum aut Falsum: Slavery in ancient Rome was racially motivated

Falsum

Verum aut Falsum: Slaves could not own property or marry

Verum