Becoming Roman
1.[3p] What did Roman citizenship give its holder?
What did Roman citizenship give its holder?
Select all that apply
The answer is: Marriage and property recognised in Roman law, and a valid will, Exemption from the provincial poll tax, Protection against flogging without trial, and the right of appeal
2.[2p] The citizen body ran to 4,937,000 in AD 14 and 5,984,072 in AD 47. What is the increase?
The citizen body ran to 4,937,000 in AD 14 and 5,984,072 in AD 47. What is the increase?
3.[3p] Why can natural increase not account for that rise?
Why can natural increase not account for that rise?
The answer is: It implies 0.58 per cent a year, far above any pre-industrial rate
The answer is: It implies 0.58 per cent a year, far above any pre-industrial rate
The answer is: It implies 0.58 per cent a year, far above any pre-industrial rate
4.[3p] Match each route into citizenship with how it worked.
Match each route into citizenship with how it worked.
manumission
the auxiliary diploma
Latin rights
imperial grant
twenty-five years of service, then a bronze certificate
a personal gift, which could be bought
a slave freed by proper procedure became a citizen
the annual magistrates of a town, and their families
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manumission: a slave freed by proper procedure became a citizen the auxiliary diploma: twenty-five years of service, then a bronze certificate Latin rights: the annual magistrates of a town, and their families imperial grant: a personal gift, which could be bought
5.[2p] A new citizen took the family name of the emperor or patron who enfranchised him.
A new citizen took the family name of the emperor or patron who enfranchised him.
The answer is: True
6.[3p] Comparing Tacitus's version of Claudius's speech with the bronze tablet from Lyon, what does Tacitus turn out to have done?
Comparing Tacitus's version of Claudius's speech with the bronze tablet from Lyon, what does Tacitus turn out to have done?
The answer is: Kept the substance of the argument and rewrote the form
The answer is: Kept the substance of the argument and rewrote the form
The answer is: Kept the substance of the argument and rewrote the form
7.[2p] In what year did Caracalla grant citizenship to the free inhabitants of the empire?
In what year did Caracalla grant citizenship to the free inhabitants of the empire?
8.[3p] What is the best evidence that the edict of 212 took effect everywhere?
What is the best evidence that the edict of 212 took effect everywhere?
The answer is: Papyri fill with people named Aurelius from that year onwards
The answer is: Papyri fill with people named Aurelius from that year onwards
The answer is: Papyri fill with people named Aurelius from that year onwards
9.[3p] Once everyone was a citizen, where did legal inequality go?
Once everyone was a citizen, where did legal inequality go?
The answer is: Into the division between honestiores and humiliores
The answer is: Into the division between honestiores and humiliores
The answer is: Into the division between honestiores and humiliores