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Senators
Members of the highest social class in Rome; a senator had to own property worth at least one million sesterces
Magistrate
An elected politician in Rome
Consul
The most important public official in Rome after the Emperor; two consuls were elected annually
Praetor
The second highest category of public official in Rome, responsible for the law courts and imperial administration
Equites
Members of the second social class in Rome; an equestrian had to own property worth at least 400,000 sesterces
Augustales
Roman public officials connected to preserving the honour of the emperor. They were largely drawn from the ranks of freedmen
Patricians
The top of Roman society and very wealthy. They were the ruling classes and were always Roman citizens
Plebeians
The working class. They generally lived in very crowded, basic apartments but were usually Roman citizens
Manumission
The act of freeing a slave - the slave would then be known as a freedman/freedwoman (libertus)
Libertus
The new name given to a former slave
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