Ancient Rome Imprisonment was Not a Penal branch of the Roman Legal System.

Defiant Senators were Arrested by their Calleagues, were All bound for a Roman Prison, a Carcer / Tullianum.

Were a Prisoner was held, the Length of their Stay, and their Experience while Incarcerated, were directly related to their Social Status, the Severity of the alleged Crime, and whether or Not they were expected to die.

Roman Prisons were never intended for Punishment, rather for Custody and as Intimidation.

The Carcer, located just behind the Senate House and beside the Gemonian Stairs, was Rome's State-operated Prison.

It was made up of Two single-cell Levels, the Top Cell wss called the Carcer, and the Bottom, the Tullianum, entry through a man-hole sized openning in the Carcer.

In 59 BC, M. Porcius Cato, was sent to the Carcer / Tullianum, for Relentless Filibustering, and eventually Released.










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