Roman vs. U.S Ideas
Citizenship,Laws And Justice By Caroline
Citizens of Rome
Citizenship belonged to all free, law-abiding people
Rights of Citizens:
-Able to vote
-Hold official offices - civil and government
-Own property and write contracts
-Go to court
Not All Equal
Male citizens enjoyed all of the rights
Women had limited rights
-No voting
Slaves were property with almost no rights-small chances for freedom
Freedmen were former slaves with limited rights
The children of freedmen and women would be born born as full Roman citizens
Laws were focused on:
-Marriage
- Inheritance
-What family gets when a member dies
-Contracts between people
Laws were written
Punishments
Fit the crime committed
-Fines (pay money)
-Beatings
-Banishments (have to leave Rome)
-Slavery
-Execution if guilty of treason
Patricide (killing your father, was punished by being drowned in a river
Slaves were beaten, harder work, or often crucified