The slaves themselves, though they were not, as have been the slaves whom we have seen, of a different color and presumed inferior race, do not themselves seem to have entertained any such idea.

They were instigated now and again to servile wars, but there was no rising in quest of freedom generally.

Nor was it repugnant to the Roman theory of liberty that the people whom they dominated, though not subjected to slavery, should still be outside the pale of civil freedom.

That boon was to be reserved for the Roman citizen, and for him only.

It had become common to admit to citizenship the inhabitants of other towns and further territories.