Roman Slavery

How was a new slave distinguished from other slaves in the marketplace?

• Their feet were whitened by chalk
• They wore a scroll around their neck.
• They were branded with the letters FUG.
• They wore a hat called a pilleus.

What does FUG refer to?

• A mark that indicated you were born a slave.
• Abbreviation that describes slave dealers.
• Indicated a freed man or woman.
• The letters branded on a runaway slave that had been captured.

Roman slaves came from all of the following countries EXCEPT

• Syria
• Eygpt
• China
• Spain

Roman slaves

• couldn't live in the same house as their masters
• made up 90% of the population in Italy
• were prisoners of war or captives of pirates
• were considered an inferior race based on their skin color

Pretty much every Roman family

• owned at least one slave
• owned dozens of slaves
• owned hundreds of slaves
• owned thousands of slaves

When one slave murdered his master

• only that slave was killed
• a trial was held for all the slaves in the house
• all the slaves in the house were killed
• it was considered karma for the master & no punishment was given

The cost of purchasing a Roman slave was based on

• the country he came from
• his age & skills
• how many slave the family already had
• nothing-all slaves cost the same amount

Which of the following was a job carried out by a publicly owned slave

• hairdresser
• secretary
• teacher
• builder (roads & aqueducts)

Which of the following was not a job carried out by a slave?

• musician
• senator
• farm manager
• accountant

A Roman citizen could kill a slave

• whenever they wanted
• if the slave killed him first
• if he had a good reason
• no, he could not kill a slave