Slavery in ancient Rome was not merely a social condition—it was a foundational legal institution. In this episode we see how Roman law defined, justified, and regulated slavery through the ius gentium, despite its conflict with ius naturale. From birth and war captivity to legal penalties and economic transactions, slavery permeated every layer of Roman society.

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• Gai.1.9

• CRF.1.1.3.2 (Ulp, D.1.1.4)

• D.12.6.64

• Ulp,D.50.17.32

• D.49.15.5

• D.28.1.12

• Gai.1.160

• Gai.2.13 and 1.48

• Ulp.1.3.2

• D.1.1.4

• D.48.8.11.2

• D.5.1.53

• D.40.1.4

• Gai.1.10-11

• Ulp.1.7, 1.8, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12-13.

• Burdese, Diritto Privato Romano, Utet 2006

• Marrone, Istituzioni di Diritto Romano, Palumbo 2006

• William L. Burdick, The Principles of Roman Law and Their Relation to Modern Law (The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd 2004)

• The Main Institutions of the Roman Private Law, WW Buckland, Cambridge 2023

• J. R. Trahan, ‘The Distinction between Persons and Things: An Historical Perspective’ (2008)

  
  

  
  

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