Rome: From the Earliest Times to 44 B.C.P. F. Collier & son, 1913 - 418 pages |
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... slave was treated by them . The meager and meaningless character of individual names among the Romans , when contrasted with the luxuriant and poetic fullness of those among the Greeks , points to the wish of the Romans to reduce all to ...
... slave was treated by them . The meager and meaningless character of individual names among the Romans , when contrasted with the luxuriant and poetic fullness of those among the Greeks , points to the wish of the Romans to reduce all to ...
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... Slaves belonging to a household were regarded by the law , not as living beings , but as chattels , whose position was not affected by the death of the head of the house . Attached to the Roman household was an intermediate class of ...
... Slaves belonging to a household were regarded by the law , not as living beings , but as chattels , whose position was not affected by the death of the head of the house . Attached to the Roman household was an intermediate class of ...
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... slaves the familia , or " body of servants , " and were dependent on the will of the head of the house or patron , their position was practically one of considerable free- dom ; and in the course of several generations the clients of a ...
... slaves the familia , or " body of servants , " and were dependent on the will of the head of the house or patron , their position was practically one of considerable free- dom ; and in the course of several generations the clients of a ...
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... concessions , made by Roman law especially to foreigners , as regarded marriage and the acquisition of property ; the increasing number of manumitted slaves ; the influx alike of traders , and still ROMAN CONSTITUTION 17 PAGE.
... concessions , made by Roman law especially to foreigners , as regarded marriage and the acquisition of property ; the increasing number of manumitted slaves ; the influx alike of traders , and still ROMAN CONSTITUTION 17 PAGE.
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... slaves , provided only they held land , were bound to serve ; and they were distributed , according to the size of their property , into five classes . The first class , who were obliged to appear in complete armor , consisted of the ...
... slaves , provided only they held land , were bound to serve ; and they were distributed , according to the size of their property , into five classes . The first class , who were obliged to appear in complete armor , consisted of the ...
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