read the following excerpt from the code of justinian. based on these laws,
what would most likely happen to a valuable piece of pottery that was given
to a slave as for a wealthy stranger?
we now come to another division relative to the rights of
persons, for some persons are independent, some are
subject to the power of others. of those, again, who are
subject to others, some are in the power of parents, others
in that of masters. let us first treat of those who are
subject to others; for, when we have ascertained who
these are, we shall at the same time discover who are
independent. and first let us consider those who are in the
power of masters. 1. slaves are in the power of masters, a
power derived from the law of nations for among all
nations it may be remarked that masters have the power of
life and death over their slaves, and that everything
acquired by the slave is acquired for the master 2. but at
the present day none of our subjects may use unrestrained
violence towards their slaves, except for a reason
recognized by law
1 the library of sources ed . thatcher
extension co. 1907 vol the pos word 100.766
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a. it would be taken from the slave's possession by the government
and returned to its original owner
b. it could be sold by the slave, and the proceeds could be used to
buy his freedom
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c. the pottery would be considered a trade to the owner in exchange
for the slave
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d. the pottery would belong to the slave's owner.