Roman slave
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A slaves is someone who works for free.
Slaves were people captured from battle some. Some slaves became slaves because they were born to slaves. Skilled slaves were treated well and given jobs such as teachers and doctors and cooks. Slaves were freed in a ceremony called manumission and freed by being touched with a stick called a Vindicta. Romans Coquered most of Europe and north Africa and the middle east by having a strong and powerful army private roman homes were call domus and apartments are called insulae. |
roman slaves were frequently captured in battle and send back to Rome however abandoned children could also brought as slaves a wealthy roman would buy a slave in a market place once brought a slave was a slave for life and could only get there freedom if they were given it by owner. or if the brought the freedom you had to raise the same some of money that the master had paid for you. if a slave married on had children. There children would automatically become a slave young children were some times killed by there parents rather them to become slaves. a slave day began at daybreak if his master lives in a cold climate the first job or the day would be to start the fire so that when the master gets up it will be warm.
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