Slaves and Freedmen (Stage 6) - 1
Slavery
(pages 78-9)
1. Give three
things that slaves were not allowed to do.
2. What were
the three most common ways that people became slaves?
(Express your answer carefully!)
3. i) How
many slaves did Pedanius Secundus own?
ii) What
happened to him?
iii) What
happened to them?
4. Give three
examples of unpleasant work that they might be used for not in
towns.
5. Give two
examples of jobs in a house for which a slave needed to be skilled
(clever and
trained).
6. What reasons
were there for treating a slave well, particularly if he was a skilled
one?
(Give
more than one reason.)
Slaves and Freedmen (Stage 6) - 2
Freedmen
(pages 80-1)
1. What is the Latin word for freeing a slave?
2. The official way to free a slave was “by the rod (or stick)”.
a) What kind of person was in charge of this?
b) Who was there apart from the slave? (3)
c) Why is it called “by the rod”?
3. You could free a slave at dinner by announcing it
to your friends. How else could you free a slave at dinner?
4. What is the Latin word for a freed slave or freedman?
5. If Lucius Caecilius Iucundus freed Grumio, what would Grumio be called?
6. What is the name of the two freedmen who owned an enormous house in Pompeii?
+ 7. RESEARCH!
Marcus Tullius Tiro was a freedman of a very famous Roman at the time of Julius Caesar.
a) What was this freedman called when he was slave?
b) Who was his owner?
c) At what age did the freedman die?