Slavery in the Roman Republic
Title: Slavery in the Roman Republic
Category: /History
Details: Words: 1032 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Slavery in the Roman Republic
Category: /History
Details: Words: 1032 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Harshly treated, often to the point of death, the slaves of the Roman Republic led a less
than envious life. The slaves were such a repressed and overwrought people, that their
only relief came from rebellion or death. The character of slavery under the early Romans
was especially brutal in Sicily. Greek historian Diodorus Siculus details the treatment and
impact of slavery on the moral character of both slaves and masters.
As the Roman Republic
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dollar a day in Indonesia, and young women in Thailand are sold into
slavery as prostitutes in exchange for a ticket to America.
Two thousand years ago Roman slavery was a brutal institution that led to disastrous
rebellions killing many innocents. Maybe the world needs two thousand more years to
wake up and end oppression, but I think with the rate it’s been going since the Romans, it
will take much longer than that.
