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  2. Slavery in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Fragment of a marble relief (1st century BC) depicting a manumission ceremony and the wearing of the pileus, a felt cap that was a symbol of liberation Slaves were released from their master's control through the legal act of manumissio (" manumission "), meaning literally a "releasing from the hand" [ 114 ] (de manu missio) . [ 115 ]