The Ancient World, From the Earliest Times to 800 A. D
The book The Ancient World, From the Earliest Times to 800 A. D was written by author West, Willis Mason, 1857- [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of The Ancient World, From the Earliest Times to 800 A. D book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Ancient World, From the Earliest Times to 800 A. D a good or bad book?
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Privileges and Burdens of Citizens. — Rome and her citizens owned directly one third the land of Italy. All Roman citizens, too, had certain valued rights, as follows : — a. Private Eights: (1) the right to acquire property, with the protection of the Roman law, in any of Rome's possessions ; §389] ROMAN SUBJECTS 341 and (2) the right of intermarriage in any Roman or subject community. b. Public rights: (1) the right to vote in the Assembly of the Tribes ; (2) the right to hold any offices ; an...d (3) the right to appeal to the Assembly if condemned to death or to bodily punishment. In return for these privileges, the citizens furnished half the army of Italy and paid all the direct taxes. THE SUBJECTS 388. Three Classes of Subjects. — Rome was not yet ready to give up the idea of a city-state; and so, beyond a certain limit, all new acquisi- tions of territory were necessarily reduced to some form of subjection. Outside the Roman state was subject-Italy, in three main classes, Latin Colonies, Prefectures, and '■'■Allies.
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