Roman citizen

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In the Roman Empire, there were several factors to become a citizen.

• People who were from the Latin states were granted citizenship.
• Slaves who were freed became citizens.
• Foreigners who lived in conquered lands were given partial citizenship.
• Children born to a legionary were denied citizenship.

Rights given:

• The right to vote (In the republic, women were citizens but couldn't vote)
• The right to make contracts
• The right to have a legal marriage
• Citizens couldn't be punished by death unless they were accused of treason.

After AD 212, everyone in the empire was given full citizenship.

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References

• Roman citizenship

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Roman_citizen" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_citizen, used under the GNU Free Documentation License