In the New Testament, St. Paul the Apostle gets treated well because he is a roman citizen. How did they know that he was without veryfing it? How could you prove your citizenship?

by Wryetui

Greetings. There is a passage in the Book of Acts where Paul escapes torture because they discover he is a roman citizen and has rights. This made me think: how could someone prove their citizenship? How did he prove he was a roman citizen? He said he was from birth, and the magistrate who was talking to him said that he himself bought it with a lot of gold, but, how could you prove your citizenship?

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/u/LegalAction and /u/mythoplokos discuss how a Roman citizen would prove his citizenship, with a focus on Paul.