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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormborn" data-source="post: 4565749" data-attributes="member: 14041"><p>I don't believe it was verified.  You have to remember that obtaining Roman citizenship was not that hard (and had NOTHING to do with speaking Latin BTW - Greek was what everyone spoke), granted to children of Roman citizens, children of a freedslave whose former master was a citizen, those who served as auxillery troops, and certain conquered peoples.  It could be a reward for service to the Empire/Republic and it could be bought.  Basically, given the rights of Roman citizens it was safer to assume that someone's claim was legitimate than have them later produce some kind of witness or testimony against you.  Basically in the Empire everything was who you know, and if you had a known and respected citizen vouch for you that was likely all that was needed, provided you didn't have known and respected enemies.</p></blockquote><p></p>