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Roman slaves and senators were two completely different roles. Senators were highly valued in society and slaves were valued by their masters but not by the community. You can tell these two roles apart by how a person looks, usually a slave will be in older clothes that might be ripped or worn out. While a senator would be in nicer clothes that really only a wealthy roman would be wearing.

 **__Life of a Roman Senator-__**
 * The senate was made of aristocrat men
 * The senate appointments were made for life
 * You were required to own at least $400,000.00 of land property.
 * There were usually around 500-600 senators
 * Powerful individuals competed for honors and influence
 * Membership conveyed in the senate became hereditary
 * Senators were drawn from all over the roman empire
 * After successful time in the military equestrians would join the senate
 * Eventually the senate reached numbers of approximately 2,000 people

 **__Life of a Roman Slave__** The connection to modern day for the life of a Roman slave and senator would be Roman numerals, and today we use them in outlines. The senate back in Ancient times was much larger than the senate we have today but they all served the same purpose.
 * Millions of slaves worked for the wealthy people of Rome
 * Slaves could be freed or they could buy their freedom
 * They were sometimes bout for tutors and could even be considered as friends.
 * Even if slaves were freed they still served their masters
 * <span style="color: #ff00a7; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">There were usually two slaves in every household that were treated as family.
 * <span style="color: #ff00a7; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">Some slaves were adopted by the family they served or even married their master.
 * <span style="color: #ff00a7; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">Most slaves were citizens of the particular city that they served in.
 * <span style="color: #ff00a7; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">Most everyone was accustomed to the existence of slavery.
 * <span style="color: #ff00a7; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">Slavery was a very important part of roman life.
 * __ Connection to Modern Day  __**