History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . s they are feared. ^ The law of majesty had received a deplorable extension bythe permission granted to slaves to accuse their master: Trajan^withdrew this right from them. At the same stroke lie broke oneof the weapons of tyranny and restored peace to the bosom offamilies, for the rich were no longer to be surrounded by hatefulspies in their inmost dwellings, even in the intimacy and secrecyuf private life. He strengthened the discipline of slavery andclientelage, by deciding by an edict that the fre
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . s they are feared. ^ The law of majesty had received a deplorable extension bythe permission granted to slaves to accuse their master: Trajan^withdrew this right from them. At the same stroke lie broke oneof the weapons of tyranny and restored peace to the bosom offamilies, for the rich were no longer to be surrounded by hatefulspies in their inmost dwellings, even in the intimacy and secrecyuf private life. He strengthened the discipline of slavery andclientelage, by deciding by an edict that the freedman or slavewho had purchased or obtained of an emperor, with(Mit the know-ledge of his patron or master, the complete right of citizenship and Ejnst., V. 31. • This is the opinion of Bach, h Ley. Traj. imp. comment. Paneyi/r., .35. The torso of the statue {riven on page T.^ô was found in 1747, near ancient the cuirass are two young girls dancingat 1 lu side of Minerva. Tlie head is added, butantique. The arms and legs are restored. (Clarac, Mus., pi. 942, No. 2,41:^.) \. Statue of Trajan (Museum of Naples^. I NERVA AND XHAJAN, JO TO 117 ). 787 consequently the free disposition of his property, might retain thisright during his life-time, but at his death should become a Latinfroedman, so that his fortune reverted to his former patron.^ Theformer legislation condemned to death all the slaves of the masterwho had been assassinated ; it was aggravated by a constitution ofTrajan, which in this case subjected to torture not only the testa-mentary freedmeu. but those who, having received during the life-time of the master their liberty, possessed in totality or in partthe Eoman citizenship. This prince did not, therefore, feel theeffect of the doctrines which were then agitating slavery. He pre-served the ancient institution, and yet he did not allow it to befraudulently altered. A great number of children born free wereexposed or stolen, and served as slaves. H
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