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Slaves and Freedmen in Ancient Rome

by Steven Fife
published on 18 January 2012
Slavery was an institution established very early on in Rome’s history, and it was extremely common in virtually all ancient civilizations. Slaves were a vast, unlimited source of labor, and even the poorest Romans could usually afford at least one slave.   Slaves could be born into the system or brought into it in a variety ways. Prisoners... [continue reading]
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Greek Society

by Mark Cartwright
published on 17 March 2013
Although the male citizen, with his full legal status, right to vote, hold public office, and own property, may well have dominated Greek Society, the social groups which made up the population of a typical Greek city-state or polis were remarkably diverse. Women, children, immigrants (both Greek and foreign), labourers, and slaves all had defined roles... [continue reading]
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Cultural Exchange in Roman Society: Freed Slaves and Social Values

by Rose B. MacLean
published on 12 January 2013
Although slavery was a widely accepted practice throughout the ancient Mediterranean, the Roman system was distinctive for its high rates of manumission and grant of citizenship to slaves manumitted through official channels. This dissertation sheds new light on the role of ex-slaves in Roman society by examining the cultural exchange that took place between... [continue reading]
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Roman Slavery: A Study of Roman Society and Its Dependence on Slaves

by Andrew Mason Burks
published on 23 April 2012
Rome’s dependence upon slaves has been well established in terms of economics and general society. This paper, however, seeks to demonstrate this dependence, during the end of the Republic and the beginning of the Empire, through detailed examples of slave use in various areas of Roman life. The areas covered include agriculture, industry, domestic... [continue reading]
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A Distant Diaspora: Thinking Comparatively about Origins, Migrations and Roman Slavery

by Jane Webster
published on 06 February 2012
It is estimated that more than 100 million people were enslaved in the millennium during which the Roman Empire rose and fell, yet the archaeology of Classical slavery is still in its infancy, with many Roman archaeologists still believing that slaves remain ‘invisible’ to archaeological view. In the last few years however, a small group... [continue reading]

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  • 597 BCE - 587 BCE
    Jews are deported to Babylonia.
  • 73 BCE
    Gladiator Spartacus leads a slave revolt in southern Italy and wins several victories against the Roman army.
  • 71 BCE
    Marcus Licinius Crassus crushes the Spartacus slave revolt in southern Italy.
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