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  1. Cris05 on Chapter 2 Tue 06 Aug 2019 09:30PM UTC

    I'm really enjoying this, since I love Ancient Rome (and like another fictional character who has/had a summer home on the coast of Naples).

    I hope I'm not being rude, but the freed slaves were called libertus (pl. liberti). After they were manumitted they were emancipated so they became citizens of the Roman State. Citizens couldn't become slaves (with the exception of a few very special conditions, like becoming bankrupt and selling yourself into slavery). It seems that what you're describing the two "servants" as doing is more the role of slaves. Rarely anyone paid for staff when they had free labor at their disposal.

    Sorry for rambling, but I have to emphasize, I really like this story (that's why I dive deep into things like this). I hope I didn't offend you.

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    1. SparkleInTheStars on Chapter 2 Tue 06 Aug 2019 10:15PM UTC

      Thank you for taking the time to comment, I’m so glad you’re enjoying the story! I appreciate the heads up and am not offended.

      Online articles have varying levels of accuracy and it sounds like the one on freed servants I found had some errors. I’ll have to look into liberti further :)

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      1. Cris05 on Chapter 2 Wed 07 Aug 2019 07:44PM UTC

        I'm so glad you didn't took that the wrong way.
        I've been looking forward to reading chapter 3 all day at work.

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