Question

The Patricians are said to have had a lot of time on their hands. This resulted in them indulging in significant amounts of artistic work. What do you think contributed to them having as much 'free' time?

• A. The Patricians were slaves and had no work to do as a result.
• B. The Patricians were skilled labourers and often completed their assigned tasks well before time.
• C. The Patricians were nomads and tended to pick up any and all work available to them.
• D. The Patricians forced the slaves to carry out all the physically tasking work.

Answer 1

The correct option is D The Patricians forced the slaves to carry out all the physically tasking work.

With the slaves doing all the work, the owners were left with a lot of time to focus on artistic and creative work. This enabled them to spend time on studying architecture and philosophy, and to create more art. Thus, Rome's cultural progress owed a lot to slave labour.