Roman Citizenship, Law & Justice
Citizen Rights
•ability to vote
•hold official offices (civil and government)
•own property
•write contracts
•go to court
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Males had all the rights
Women had more of a limited amount of rights compared to men
Freemen (ex-slaves) had very few, almost no rights
Slaves had zero rights
Laws
•marriage
•inheritance (what family gets when someone dies)
•contracts between people
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Laws were written
Punishments
They would be:
•fined (made them pay money)
•beatings
•banishments
•slavery
•execution of guilty treason
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Patricide (killing your father), was punished by being drowned in a river
Slaves were beaten, given harder work, or often crucified
Roman vs U.S Ideas of C, L & J
•they can vote for their leader
•both have a group that makes laws
•have court
Differences:
•in Rome women aren't treated the same compared to men and in the U.S they treat men and women in the same ways
•women can work in government in the U.S while in Rome they can not