libertinus

…Moreover, in Greece, freed slaves were generally treated as foreigners (metoi), whereas in Rome, freed slaves who were freed through a formal emancipation procedure (such as a will) were given Roman citizenship. However, even after obtaining citizenship, freed slaves were called libertinus and were distinguished from ingenuus, who were born Roman citizens. Furthermore, they were under a disadvantageous position, as they were obligated to perform certain duties of servitude and obedience to their former master even after their emancipation, and if they died without children, their inheritance went to their former master. …

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…しかもギリシアにおいては，解放奴隷は一般に在留外人(メトイコイ)と同身分とされたのに対し，ローマにおいては，正式な解放手続(遺言など)による解放奴隷にはローマ市民権が与えられた。もっとも市民権を得ても解放奴隷はリベルティヌスlibertinusと呼ばれ，生まれながらのローマ市民ingenuusとは区別された。また元の主人に対して，解放後も一定の奉公と服従の義務を負い，また彼が子どもなしに死んだ場合，遺産は元の主人のものになるなど不利な立場にあった。…

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