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==Citizenship in History==

==Citizenship in History==

Citizenship was especially important in the [[Roman]] world, where, deriving from the [[Roman Republic]], citizenship meant freedom from arbitrary rules, caprices, and sham trials, which plagued the many [[despot|despotisms]] of the ancient world.  At the height of Roman power, the famous invocation, "I am a Roman citizen!," or, "''cives Romanus sum''," became a guarantee of safekeeping, justice, and [[fair play]], even in the farthest provinces of the Roman Empire.  It is to this authority that the [[apostle]] [[Paul]] famously appealed.<ref>http://net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=Roman%20Law</ref> <ref>Acts 25:11</ref>

Citizenship was especially important in the [[Roman]] world, where, deriving from the [[Roman Republic]], citizenship meant freedom from arbitrary rules, caprices, and sham trials, which plagued the many [[despot]]isms of the ancient world.  At the height of Roman power, the famous invocation, "I am a Roman citizen!," or, "''cives Romanus sum''," became a guarantee of safekeeping, justice, and [[fair play]], even in the farthest provinces of the Roman Empire.  It is to this authority that the [[apostle]] [[Paul]] famously appealed.<ref>http://net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=Roman%20Law</ref><ref>Acts 25:11</ref>

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Executive amnesty]] for [[illegal immigrants]]

* [[Executive amnesty]] for [[illegal immigrants]]

* [[Unalienable rights]] of the [[Bill of Rights]]

* [[Unalienable rights]] of the [[Bill of Rights]]