<Ul> <Li> A male Roman citizen enjoyed a wide range of privileges and protections defined in detail by the Roman state . A citizen could, under certain exceptional circumstances, be deprived of his citizenship . </Li> <Li> Roman women had a limited form of citizenship . Though held in high regard they were not allowed to vote or stand for civil or public office . The rich might participate in public life by funding building projects or sponsoring religious ceremonies and other events . Women had the right to own property, to engage in business, and to obtain a divorce, but their legal rights varied over time . Marriages were an important form of political alliance during the Republic . </Li> <Li> Client state citizens and allies (socii) of Rome could receive a limited form of Roman citizenship such as the Latin Right . Such citizens could not vote or be elected in Roman elections . </Li> <Li> Slaves were considered property and lacked legal personhood . Over time, they acquired a few protections under Roman law . Some slaves were freed by manumission for services rendered, or through a testamentary provision when their master died . Once free, they faced few barriers, beyond normal social snobbery, to participating in Roman society . The principle that a person could become a citizen by law rather than birth was enshrined in Roman mythology; when Romulus defeated the Sabines in battle, he promised the war captives that were in Rome they could become citizens . </Li> <Li> Freedmen were former slaves who had gained their freedom . They were not automatically given citizenship and lacked some privileges such as running for executive magistracies . The children of freedmen and women were born as free citizens; for example, the father of the poet Horace was a freedman . </Li> </Ul> <Li> A male Roman citizen enjoyed a wide range of privileges and protections defined in detail by the Roman state . A citizen could, under certain exceptional circumstances, be deprived of his citizenship . </Li> <Li> Roman women had a limited form of citizenship . Though held in high regard they were not allowed to vote or stand for civil or public office . The rich might participate in public life by funding building projects or sponsoring religious ceremonies and other events . Women had the right to own property, to engage in business, and to obtain a divorce, but their legal rights varied over time . Marriages were an important form of political alliance during the Republic . </Li> <Li> Client state citizens and allies (socii) of Rome could receive a limited form of Roman citizenship such as the Latin Right . Such citizens could not vote or be elected in Roman elections . </Li>

Who could be a citizen in the roman republic