Question

.On the Treatment of slaves
“Soon afterwards the City Perfect, Lucius Pedanius, Secundus, was murdered by one of his slaves. After the murder, ancient custom required that every slave residing under the same roof must be excited. But a crowd gathered eager to save so many innocent lives and rioting began. The senate-house was besieged. Inside, there was feeling against excessive severity, but the majority opposed any change favouring execution prevailed. However great crowds ready with stones and Torches prevented the order from being carried out.
Nero rebuked the population by edict, and lined with troops the whole route along with those condemned were taken for execution.
27:1​From whose account, this excerpt was taken?​
27:2​Name any one Roman historian.​​​
27:3​Who was Nero?​​​​​
27:4​Briefly explain how slaves were treated in the Roman empire?​

Answer 1

There is a rich collection of sources to study Roman history, like – texts, documents and material remains. Documentary sources include mainly inscriptions and papyri. Inscriptions were usually cuton stone, so a large number survive, in both Greek and Latin.