SLAVERY


 * Srishti Kapur**

Slavery in Ancient Rome was fundamental to the economy, without it, Rome's economy would fall apart. When the position of tribune was first made, one of the first laws they passed was no Roman citizen can enslave another Roman citizens. Therefore, when Rome needed more slaves, they went for expansion to gain slaves from other areas. So, indirectly, slavery is one of the reasons for Rome's rapid expansion. Also, Romans could do whatever they wanted to their slaves, and, ironically, they were one of the only ancient civilizations that allowed slaves to be freed by their master. Slaves were usually well educated and could hold a large variety of respectable jobs.

Sources Used: Information from Class Notes

**Chris Shoemaker**

Ancient Roman slaves differed greatly from other ancient civilizations in the sense that slaves were not based on race, though abuse was still a common act. Slaves came from several places in Rome - pirates, prisoners of war, or purchased slaves. All of them were handled as property, and could be sold, rented, or set free by their owners. As for workplaces, the slaves labored in mines, factories, households, and farms, as well as city architectural projects. As a result of these jobs, the slaves started to blend with the Roman population. One major difference between Roman slavery and the slavery of other civilizations was that Romans were permitted to set their slaves free from bondage (known as manumission). After being released, they would be able to work as traders, craftsmen, or any other low-ranking job.

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 * Liza Randman**

If a man didn't register for the census him and his family would be sold into slavery. slavery was easy to get out of, your master just needed to sign you up for the census. treatment of slaves was good compared to other ancient cities. slaves got many privilages. slaves were very important to rome, they did all of the work. women slaves sold into prositiution.

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**Claudia Fernandez**

The Roman republic and empire relied on slaves, they were both slave societies. Slaves were never native Romans. It is estimated that there were about 2 million slaves in Italy at the height of the republic. Although most slaves worked as house slaves, gladiators, in mines, or in farming, there were government owned, educated slaves that were members of the Bureaucracy in Rome. The Romans are one of the few societies that freed their slaves. Although most slaves died as slaves, some wealthy Romans freed their slaves because of promises, or simply merit.

Sources Used: "Roman slavery." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 13 Nov. 2011.

**Alayna Choo**

From around 200 B.C. on, slaves were the basis of Roman society. They did the majority of the work in mines, farms, and potteries. Slaves had a range of jobs - they were not only used for dirty, simpler tasks such as tending to farms or mining, but they were also used as servants - they sometimes took kids to school, helped give their master a bath, or even be a scribe. Children of a master and a slave were automatically born slaves. Any slave that tried to run away would be punished severely. Sometimes they would be killed. The Roman law did not protect the slaves whatsoever. They were the property of their master.

Sources Used: http://www.roman-empire.net/society/society.html#slaves

**Avery Coombe**

Usually, slaves were people who's land had been taken over by the Romans, but in some cases poor families would sell their children into slavery to make money, or when an unwanted child was born(usually a girl) the child would be abandoned. Than the child was picked up and occasionally sold into slavery. Because they weren't slaves according to their race sometimes it was difficult to tell them apart from citizens. There where a few proposals to make them have to dress differently, but these were rejected because of the fear they would realize how many of them there where and rebel. While slaves were treated better than they have been in recent centuries they couldn't legally marry and if a master had a child with a slave, the child was born a slave and could never be acknowledged or adopted by it's father/master.

Sources Used: http://www.womenintheancientworld.com/women%20and%20slavery%20in%20ancient%20rome.htm

**Alex Li**

Slaves were normally prisoners of war from places the Romans had captured, And they were treated very differently from one owner to the next, but if a slave ran away and was caught he/she would either be killed, whipped, or the letter F would have been branded on their forehead to identify them as a troublemaking slave. educated slaves from areas like Greece were valued highly and were often used as tutors or scribes. if a slave was faithful and did their duty to their master then they could be awarded freedom and become a liberti, or freed slave, that could enjoy a few of the privileges of a citizen. The number of liberti was small, so they were often made famous or used as examples of what virtues a roman slave should show.

