Slavery in the Roman Empire: Life, Law, and Resistance

Slavery was a central institution in the Roman Empire: Roman law treated enslaved people as property, while their labor supported households, farms, workshops, businesses, and public works. Their experiences varied greatly, but even people who gained influence or freedom lived within a system that denied enslaved people legal independence and exposed them to coercion. How

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