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What are two crimes unique to the Roman time period?
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1) Being a Christian - which is punished by being thrown to the lions 2) Attacking the emperor |
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what are the three main types of crime in the Roman period? |
1) Crime against possessions. E.g theft 2) Crime against the person e.g violence 3) Crime against authority e.g plotting against the emperor |
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What are some of the crimes during Roman times? |
1) Burglary 2) selling underweight bread 3) petty theft |
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What trial was given to major crimes in the Roman period? |
cases were tried by magistrates with a jury. Both sides gave evidence and then the jury would decide if he/she was guilty. The magistrate then decides the sentence. |
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What was the trial for minor crime in Roman times? |
At the magistrates court and judge was chosen, both sides would give evidence and then judge reached his decision. |
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Trial for very serious crimes? |
Tried by the Roman governor of Britain |
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What where the 5 different types of policing in Roman times? |
1) Vigiles 2) Urban cohorts 3)praetorian guard 4) the Aediles 5) Roman legions |
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What was the job of Vigiles (Roman) |
Looked for fires, patrolled streets, captured runaway slaves. There were 7000 |
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What was the job of Urban cohorts? (Roman) |
To stop riots |
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What was the Job of Praetorian guard ? (Roman) |
Emperors guards , had to protect him |
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What was the job of Aediles ? (Roman) |
They are like our trading standard offices |
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What was the job of Roman legions ? (Roman) |
In charge of dealing with riots and disorder |
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What were punishments like in Roman times? |
Brutal and violent as they didn't believe you can fix a criminal they just wanted revenge |
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What were some of the punishments used by the Romans ? |
- death penalty - flogging and beating - cutting off limbs - sent to exile - forced to become a gladiator - crucifixion - thrown to the lions - public humiliation |
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What were the punishments for citizens? |
Death for serious crimes such as arson. Punishments for lesser crimes such as theft: whipping, repaying coat of goods. |
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What were the punishments for nobles? |
Sentenced to death for serious crimes but allowed to go into exile instead. |
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What were the punishments for slaves? |
All the slaves in a household were crucified if one of them murdered or tried to murder their master |
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New punishments to Anglo Saxon. |
Blood feud- allowed the victims of crime to publish criminals themselves. Wet guild - fines paid to the victims of crime as compensation. |
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Other punishments still used In Anglo Saxon times? |
Flogging Execution Cutting of limbs and tongue
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What was the benefit of the clergy? |
It was a way to escape the death penalty, introduced in Middle Ages. If someone could read the neck verse from the bible to claim safety from the church |
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Two types of policing introduced in Anglo Saxon- middles ages. |
Tithings - group of ten men over 12. If one broke the law the others had to bring him tot court of pay a fine. Hue and cry- if a victim of a crime called out for help the entire village had to join in the hunt to find the criminal. |
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What where the two types of trial used in Anglo Saxon time |
Trial by jury - people from village who knew both victim and accused Trial by ordeal - hot iron, hot and cold water, by fire. Used if they could not decide guilty or innocent. So a test for God to show truth |
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New crimes in Norman times |
The forest laws made it a crime to kill animals in the Kings forest or cut down trees without permission |
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Policing used in Norman times |
- Tithings - Hue and cry - Constables - richest man in village - Sherif |
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How did trails change in Norman times ? |
Adding trial by combat More county courts set up for serious crimes |
