OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
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A formerly enslaved man who had been freed.
Revise: Paterfamilias and PatronageIn CIL IV 910, Ceratus, identified as a libertus, or freedman, requests support for Publius Vedius Nummianus as aedile, a local magistrate concerned with civic administration. This illustrates how a formerly enslaved person could participate in public political support. Unlike Thalamus’ notice, it identifies the supporter as a freedman rather than explicitly calling him a client.
- Revise: The dinner party (cena)
A formerly enslaved man who had been freed. Freedmen could attend dinner parties, although hosts might still treat them as socially inferior.
- Revise: Citizens and citizenship
A formerly enslaved man who had been freed. A Roman freedman could acquire citizenship, but did not have all the opportunities of a freeborn citizen.
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- Revise: Roman Fiction: Petronius’ Satyricon and Narrative Techniques
A formerly enslaved man who has been legally freed. Freedom and wealth did not necessarily remove the social stigma of previous enslavement in Roman society.
- Revise: Pliny and his Letters
A formerly enslaved man who had been freed. Freedom changed his legal status, although relationships with his former master could continue.
- Revise: Experiencing Roman city life
A person who had been enslaved and was subsequently freed. Being a freedman did not necessarily mean being poor.
- Revise: Relationships and Roman society
A formerly enslaved man who has been freed. Freedom changed his legal status, but relationships of service and dependence could continue.
- Revise: Prescribed Texts
A man who has been freed from slavery; freedom did not necessarily remove the social stigma of his former status.
- Revise: Historical Context and Audience Reception