Abstract
The proletarians were defined long before Marx gave them their classification in modern industrial society. In ancient Rome the proletarii, as the term clearly indicates, were those who had nothing to give to the state but their children. In a time when citizenship meant rendering service to the state they were without civic standing. Having no property, they could neither pay taxes nor make contributions. In early times they were exempt from military service, being considered unfit for such arduous duty--as they doubtless were. Their labor was not counted as a contribution to the state. Later
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