Roman Citizenship and Freedmen

Roman citizenship

Grants right to vote, tria nomina, and legal protection

Tria nomina

Three-part Roman naming system

Protection from torture

Legal benefit of Roman citizenship

Perceived rights

Implied higher social status for Roman citizens

Social wars

Period of social unrest and revolt against Rome by Italian allies

Manumission

Process of freeing a slave in ancient Rome

Freedmen

Freed slaves who could own businesses and become skilled craftsmen

Pyramid of social classes in Rome

Hierarchical structure of social classes in ancient Rome

Citizenship en masse

Granting of citizenship to an entire region

Julius Caesar

Roman leader who expanded citizenship to include Gaul and Spain

Civitas

Latin term for citizenship in ancient Rome