manumission
sociology
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major reference
- In slavery: Laws of manumission
Laws of manumission varied widely from society to society and within societies across time. They are often viewed as the litmus test of a particular society’s views of the slave, that is, of the capacities the slave was likely to exhibit as a free…
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discouragement in Roman Empire
- In ancient Rome: Administration of Rome and Italy
…citizen body pure, he made manumission of slaves difficult, and from those irregularly manumitted he withheld the citizenship.
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