Note 580 — Chapter XI · ROMAN MORALS: AN IDEAL OF CIVIC DUTY
Reading edition
Manumissions were frequent even in Seneca’s time. Pliny the Elder was a kind master, regarded his slaves as “humble friends,” and manumitted many of them.
Reading edition
Manumissions were frequent even in Seneca’s time. Pliny the Elder was a kind master, regarded his slaves as “humble friends,” and manumitted many of them.