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History Project. Roman Society. Menu. Nobility. Roman Society. Citizens. Plebeians. Slaves. Non- Citizens. Women. Wealthy Women. Poor Women. Vesta Virgins. The End. Citizens. They were allowed to vote.

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  1. History Project Roman Society

  2. Menu Nobility Roman Society Citizens Plebeians Slaves Non-Citizens Women WealthyWomen PoorWomen Vesta Virgins TheEnd

  3. Citizens • They were allowed to vote. • In the Republican times, all citizens could take part in the running of nation of the government. They could choose the Senators and Consuls. • They could also go to the forum (or to the Field of Mars) in Rome to listen to political speeches. • There were two distinct groups of citizens in the republican period: The patricians and The Plebeians.

  4. Patricians: were the richest group of citizens and could be elected as Senators. Most of them were rich landowners. • They could own a house in the city and a villa in the countryside with many slaves. • The father, grandfather and great-grandfather had to have a position as a magistrate to be considered a patrician. Patricians

  5. Plebeians • They were ordinary people such as: shopkeepers, carftmen, farmer, etc.. • Some were poor and depended on the corn dole to supply them with grain. • Plebeian children would follow the activities of their parents. • Schooling only lasted two years for them, to learn how to read, write and do basic maths. • They mostly lived in blocks of flats called insulate that were very badly built,with no heating or running water. • Their meals consisted of coarse bread, bean or pea soup, and some porridge. Only once a month, they could include a roasted chicken or rabbit.

  6. Non-Citizens- Slaves • In war time, slaves were captured prisoners and they were not protected by the law. • They had a wide variety of activities: • they could work in the mines, did the household, keep the central heating and furnaces • in the bath houses, they could also work in the fields,as teachers, some were trained to be • gladiators.etc • Provincial tax-collectors transported slaves to slave markets where they would be • purchased by wholesale buyers who would go back to Rome to sell the slave. • Slave marriage had to be recognized by the master and had no protection by law ; if • they had children the children would automatically become slaves. • Most of the times they were treated badly, the master could do anything with them: • He could torture or even killed them. Slaves who ran away would probably die

  7. In the markets, slaves had a plaque in the neck with all the information required by the potential buyers:place of birth, abilities, special knowledges,etc. • They could be set free for good service. • Punishments inflicted were merciless but then deliberate cruelty against slaves

  8. Non-Citizens:Rich and PoorWomen • It was usual for marriages to be arranged. • Couldbemarriage off in herearlyteens and be a grandmotherbytheage of thirty.

  9. Wealthy Roman Women • Women with wealthy husbands run the household and shared her authority over children and slaves. • Attended to banquets with their husbands and planned dinner parties. • Taught their girls the skills needed when they got married. • Enjoyed some freedom and respect. • Were not supposed to get involved in politics. • Although they were very rich, they couldn´t have or wear certain things that were considered vulgar

  10. Poor Roman Women • They made a greatdeal of work. • They had no slaves. • Manyhelped in theirhusbandsbusiness Vestal Virgins • Gavetheirlifeto Vesta, thegodess of theEarth. • Lefttheirfamilies at theage of sixto ten. • They lived in a specialbuildingbesidethe temple. • Couldnotgetmarried. • Didnothavetoobeytheirfarther`sorders and weregivenspecialhonours

  11. TheEnd Sources: Information: http://www.romanempire.net/society/society.htm and Peter Mantin and Richard Pulleybook: “TheRoman News” Brian Szmulewiez Dolores Baron IvanHaberkon

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