ROMAN SOCIAL STRUCTURE

Rome had a very efficient way of settling jobs in life, such as slaves, or king. Similar to Egypt and India, Rome had 6 classes that which people in the area would work as.

CLASSES OF ROME

• Senators
• Equestrians
• Common
• Freed people
• Slaves

SENATORS

• was the politics of Rome
• dominated by nobles, families where at least one member was a consul
• were called 'novus homo', or "new man"

EQUESTRIANS

• economists of Rome
• could become part of the senatorial class if elected to the Senate
• wore a tunic with narrow stripes (augusti clovi)

COMMONS

• wore a toga to show their ranks
• had the will to marry another Roman citizen

FREED PEOPLE

• once slaves, but fought for their freedom
• although no longer slaves, the free people still had restrictions they had to follow

SLAVES

• were born to slave parents or were bought by slave owners
• able to earn money to buy their own freedom
• although slaves had no necessary clothing, they had a shackle on their neck, saying "I am a slave. Return me to my master, and you will be rewarded."