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Thursday, December 1, 2011

For Research: "Ancient Roman Slavery Citizenship"

In Ancient Rome, for a slave to become a free citizen, the slave had to meet certain conditions for citizenship. For a slave to become a free citizen, the slave must be over thirty years of age, he must be owned by his master with quiritary right, and must be set free by manumission (Gaius 17).

If the slave is under the age of thirty, other conditions must be met. A slave under thirty years of age can become a Roman citizen by manumission if he has been declared free in the will of a bankrupt master and appointed as his heir, provided that he is not excluded by another heir (Gaius 21). The slave must be declared an heir to gain Roman citizenship.  

Sources:
Gaius, The Institutes 
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2 comments:

  1. alijah seayDecember 1, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    I did this research question as well, and our answers were almost completely different. I don't know which of us is right, or if we are both right, but anyways...Where did you get your source from?

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  2. JordanDecember 11, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    I didn't see anything like this anywhere. My answer isn't anywhere near what yours said, the info I found was about how they could buy their way out of slavery,. :/

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