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How were Roman slaves identified?

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Well, I suppose it's a matter of means plus motivation. If you're educated - read/speak Greek and Latin etc - then you'd be valuable, and only the psychopathic master would mistreat a valuable peice of property. read more

Most"home" slaves were allowed to wear ordinary working class clothes, meaning cheaper tunics and sandals. Some of them even wore expensive clothes, if this enhanced the status of their masters. They were not forced to wear bracelets, necklaces or similar. read more

Roman slaves could hold property which despite the fact that it belonged to their masters, they were allowed to use as if it were their own. Skilled or educated slaves were allowed to earn their own money, and might hope to save enough to buy their freedom. read more

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