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"Peculium": The Shadow Savings Account of a Roman Slave

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In ancient Rome, slaves were not legally allowed to own property.
And yet many did.

This video explores peculium, the shadow savings account of Roman slavery.
Money a slave could earn, hide, manage, and even use to purchase freedom, despite legally belonging to their owner.

Through the daily life of the Roman household, this story traces how peculium worked, why Rome tolerated it, and how bureaucracy, not compassion—became the thin barrier between absolute domination and survival.

This is not a story of heroic rebellion.
It is a story of quiet accounting, hidden coins, renamed identities, and freedom that arrived like a receipt.

By following peculium from atrium to ledger, from whispered favors to formal manumission, we uncover how empires often regulate people as assets, and how those people still carve out room to breathe.

If you enjoy history told through lived experience, legal reality, and human endurance, you are in the right place.

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**Disclaimer: These are theories not proven facts...**
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