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History: Rome,Slaves
Question | Answer |
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How many slaves were in Rome alone? | Over 300,000 slaves |
Sources of slaves | -Parents in debt sometimes sold their kids as slaves -The children of slaves were automatically slaves. -People captured by pirates or bandits -Any prisoners of war |
What types of slaves were there? | -Some slaves worked on public building projects -Domestic slaves (in a domus) -Gladiators -Educated slaves (most commonly Greeks) were employed as teachers, secretaries and doctors -Mines and farms |
What is manumission? | Manumission is a slave owner releasing their slave after many years of good service |
What was a runaway slave branded with? | Their masters initials, this treatment caused rebellions |
How many would a regular patrician have owned? | Several dozen |