slavery in the roman world
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SLAVERY IN THE ROMAN WORLD. In the ancient world, having slaves was viewed as both a necessary and normal part of life. Unlike American slavery, Roman slavery was not based on racial prejudice. . In Roman times, one became a slave as result of being taken prisoner in war - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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SLAVERYIN THE ROMAN
WORLD
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In the ancient world, having slaves was viewed as both a necessary andnormal part of life
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Unlike American slavery, Romanslavery was not based on racialprejudice.
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In Roman times, one became aslave as result of
• being taken prisoner in war• being captured by pirates• being born into slavery
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If a Roman citizen could not payoff his debt, he could sell himselfinto slavery, provided that
• he did not sell himself in the citywhere he lived
• once he paid off his debt, he hadto be freed
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Slaves made up 30-40% of theItalian population. Caecilius wouldhave around a dozen slaves, whilevery wealthy citizens could have hundreds, even thousands.
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Though slaves were consideredproperty and had very few rights,they were usually considered partof the familia.
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Slaves worked in all areas ofboth public and private life.
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Because of this, slaves were free to move around the city withoutrestriction.
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Foreign visitors were shocked to see little visible difference in the dress and treatment betweenslaves and a free citizen.
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Because slaves were bought and sold, they were viewed as property.
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Most slaves, however, were not mistreated, because they were seen as investments who might be sold later.
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