this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2024
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[–] njm1314 3 points 3 months ago

Depends entirely on what your name is and how much money is behind it.

[–] wjrii 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For what it's worth, no answers yet for this question on the Reddit thread.

[–] Don_Dickle 1 points 3 months ago

Well saw it posted on twitter to askhistorians and figured I would beat reddit to it but I guess they were faster.

[–] Paraponera_clavata 1 points 3 months ago

It all depends on to whom were you sold.

[–] PugJesus 1 points 3 months ago

You would be liberated. It's established in Roman law that unlawful sales of freeborn citizens were legally null and void even if the enslaved person had been wrongfully enslaved for a significant period of time.

Assuming you aren't killed in the chaos of taking the city, of course.