The legal status of a slave and gladiator in ancient Rome Cover Image

Právní postavení gladiátora a otroka ve starověkém Římě
The legal status of a slave and gladiator in ancient Rome

Author(s): Ivana Stará
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci_1
Keywords: Gladiator; a slave; Roman law; a prisoner of war; pekulium; a person alien juris

Summary/Abstract: This post was created in response to the fi lm Gladiator. Gladiators were people who had no rights under Roman law and was mainly of slaves, prisoners of war or convicted person. This fascinating fi lm shows the viewer not only the beauty of ancient Rome, but also the government of Emperor Commodus, which does not correspond to reality The Oscar- -winning fi lm also highlights the fact that the gladiators were slaves or Roman law considered only thing that belonged to the property owner.

  • Issue Year: 1/2011
  • Issue No: Coll.
  • Page Range: 87-93
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech
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