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ALL HAIL EMPEROR CONSTANTINE I!!!! Constantine's legal standards:
For the first time, girls could not be abducted (this may actually refer to elopements, which were considered kidnapping because girls could not legally consent to the elopement). A punishment of death was mandated to anyone collecting taxes over the authorized amount. A prisoner was no longer to be kept in total darkness, but must be given the outdoors and daylight. A condemned man was allowed to die in the arena, but he could not be branded on his "heavenly beautified" face, just on the feet (because God made man in His image). Slave "nurses" or chaperones caught allowing the girls they were responsible for to be seduced were to have molten lead poured down their throats. Gladiatorial games were ordered to be eliminated in 325, although this had little real effect. A slave master's rights were limited, but a slave could still be beaten to death. Crucifixion was abolished for reasons of Christian piety, but was replaced with hanging, to show there was Roman law and justice. Easter could be publicly celebrated. Sunday was declared a day of rest, on which markets were banned and public offices were closed (except for the purpose of freeing slaves). However, there were no restrictions on farming work (which was the work of the great majority of the population). Wer ist dort? Unterbrechende Kuh. Unterbrech... Muh!!! | |
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Perhaps you would have been abducted?  [Edited 5/21/06 17:17pm] “In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant, ... One motto on the show is, 'Keep your facts, I'm going with the truth.'” | |
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