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Slavery in the Roman Empire

Jul 28, 2023 · 12m 27s
Slavery in the Roman Empire
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Rome relied on the labor of enslaved individuals who were mostly war captives but who might also have been born into slavery, kidnapped, or abandoned in infancy. Manumission was common,...

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Rome relied on the labor of enslaved individuals who were mostly war captives but who might also have been born into slavery, kidnapped, or abandoned in infancy. Manumission was common, and freed people formed a substantial class in a number of skilled professions. Enslaved life was often brutal, however, and the wars of the first century BCE show the frequency with which the enslaved chose violence as a way to escape. Gladiators were often enslaved men made to fight in violent spectacles that remained hugely popular throughout the imperial period.

All images referenced in this podcast can be found at https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-1/pages/7-2-slavery-in-the-roman-empire

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Podcast produced by Miranda Casturo as a creative common sense production.
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