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Devilslilsister -> New/Old Styles (4/4/2007 1:31:43 PM)
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Ah ha! i just found the perfect definition for "slave" and a close resemblence to what some do in the lifestyle. I'm researching Roman Slavery for a term paper and one sentence made me think of Collarme. Curious as to what you all think.
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The essence of being a slave was the inability to protect one's body.
Taken from the paragraph:
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A slave by definition had no honor or dignity. The essence of being a slave was the inability to protect one's body. While every citizen had the right to trial and appeal before they suffered physical punishment, a slave was defined by the absence of such a right and expectation. An owner could beat and abuse slaves (and it could not legally be considered assault) and compel sex from slaves of either sex (and it could not be considered rape). [Romans did not deal well with the notion that female citizens slept with male slaves, however.] If someone had sex with a slave without the owner's permission, however, the owner could sue that person for trespass.
i dunno - but it sounds like a good definition to me = ) Makes sense to me as well. i must say that the first quote had me thinking about a member of this forum = ). On top of all of this outlined definitions - the slavery back then was just as diverse as what we "do" now. The type of slave you were, all depended on who owned you.
Like this slave -
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Cicero had a slave named Tiro. Tiro was Cicero's secretary, confidant, right-hand man, editor, and after Cicero's death, the publisher of a number of Cicero's speeches
Like i said, curious as to what everyone thinks.
edited to add - i forgot to add the website!
http://abacus.bates.edu/~mimber/Rciv/slavery.htm
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