05-28-2003, 01:52 AM
How many people include slavery in their re-enactments? I wonder that we may choose to ignore or "hollywood" this face of Roman life.<br>
I have a slave persona which I put on, for certain events or times. When I am working in the kitchen, I have an old tunic, and I am the slave of my master, perhaps loaned by him to help the kitchen and cooking.<br>
Were slaves usually marked in a very visible or obvious way, and did they have a specific article of clothing? At least in some places and time periods the answer is no, because the Roman masters did not want to give the slaves a collective identity or a real idea of their percentage in Roman society. In other cases and places, perhaps the answer is different.<br>
No discussion and re-enactment of the Roman civilian life and world is complete without a discussion or portrayal of slavery as it existed. Not a 18th century model, not a fantasy model, but the actual historical model! If you have a caupona, you probably have slaves and you might be an ex-slave yourself! If you are an artist or craftsman, you might be a slave or freedman.<br>
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Just a thought! <p>"Just before class started, I looked in the big book where all the world's history is written, and it said...." Neil J. Hackett, PhD ancient history, professor OSU, 1987</p><i></i>
I have a slave persona which I put on, for certain events or times. When I am working in the kitchen, I have an old tunic, and I am the slave of my master, perhaps loaned by him to help the kitchen and cooking.<br>
Were slaves usually marked in a very visible or obvious way, and did they have a specific article of clothing? At least in some places and time periods the answer is no, because the Roman masters did not want to give the slaves a collective identity or a real idea of their percentage in Roman society. In other cases and places, perhaps the answer is different.<br>
No discussion and re-enactment of the Roman civilian life and world is complete without a discussion or portrayal of slavery as it existed. Not a 18th century model, not a fantasy model, but the actual historical model! If you have a caupona, you probably have slaves and you might be an ex-slave yourself! If you are an artist or craftsman, you might be a slave or freedman.<br>
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Just a thought! <p>"Just before class started, I looked in the big book where all the world's history is written, and it said...." Neil J. Hackett, PhD ancient history, professor OSU, 1987</p><i></i>
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