Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times, Roman slavery was not based on race. Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war, sailors captured and sold by ...

two Jewish outlaws stood trial for a series of crimes including the freeing of slaves without paying the required fees and ...

As a result, the Roman state gave legal rewards to women who had successfully given birth. After three live babies (or four children for former slaves), women were recognized as legally independent.

A team of researchers has uncovered a case of tax fraud involving slaves in the Roman Empire, specifically in the provinces of Judea and Arabia, through the analysis of a new papyrus, as reported ...

In these locations, groups of approximately 50 warriors formed self-sufficient communities in which agriculture was organized through slave labor ... The decline of the Roman Empire in the fifth ...