Society in ancient rome
- 1. SOCIETY IN ANCIENT ROME
- 2. ROMAN SOCIETY FREE PEOPLE or NOT CITIZENS ROMAN CITIZENS PATRICIANS PLEBEIANS FREEDMEN SLAVES or LIBERTI
- 3. Why was being a citizen important? The Roman state gave them priviliges and protected them. The rights citizens had were different along Roman history and they also varied depending on the people. These are some of the most important rights: - To vote and to be voted in elections. - To own things and to make contracts. - To get married with another Roman citizen and to have Roman children. - Not to pay some taxes.
- 4. Who were citizens in Ancient Rome? Only freeborn people were citizens. At the beginning of the Republic patricians had more rights than plebeians. It caused social fights which gave them the same rights. Women had limited rights. For example, they could own property, but they coudn´t vote.
- 5. PATRICIANS They had all political and civil rights. They were noble families connected to the founders of Rome. They were a minority of the population and they were very rich. Senators, magistrates, businessmen and owners of big lands belonged to this class. Power was in Patricians hands until the beginning of the Republic when plebeians got more rights.
- 6. PLEBEIANS Most people were plebeians. They took part in the army and paid taxes At the beginning of the republic they had very limited rights. They got the same rights as patricians after 200 years of social conflicts.
- 7. SLAVES Slaves were not citizens and had no rights. They belonged to their owners and their sons were also slaves. Most slaves descended from debtors or war prisoners. They worked in agriculture, craftwork, at free people's homes or they did other forms of manual work. Some slaves were freed when their owners died or if they could buy their own freedom. Roman slaves
- 8. FREEDMEN They were free men that had been slaves. Roman slaves Their children were born Roman citizens. They were known as liberti (a Latin word) Although some freedmen became very rich and influential, most joined the plebeian class and often worked in agriculture or commerce.
- 9. ROMAN WOMEN
- 10. THE FAMILY