Key groups in Ancient Rome
The Rulers of ancient Rome
Emperors
two elected consuls (elected new consuls every year)
Women
Women in ancient Rome had hardly any right compared to men
Slaves
Slaves
Slaves didn’t get paid
Slaves where forced to wear simple clothing
Slaves had to be separate from free men and women
They lived away from their masters, in their own quarters
Manumission = buying their way out of slavery
Slaves could be trained as gladiators
Slaves had very small rations of food
Slaves where the lowest of roman society
Selling slaves
Being a slave was a cruel and harsh job
Slave owners could beat slaves
Slaves where considered property of the master
Slaves under the age of 30 could not be freed
They were not citizens
Easiest way to free slaves – master frees them
Slaves could buy their freedom
Slaves didn’t just do one job they did almost every job (cooking, cleaning mining for silver etc.)
they got married at young ages, some women only at the age of 10
the impression of women was nothing but husband assets
Power
Citizens
Patricians
Plebeians
people who could trace their line of descent
Influential families made up of the original senate of Rome
Ordinary citeznes
big part of the population and army
in 494 BCE they refused senate orders to attack enemy force