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Welcome to the Roman empire! http://encarta.msn.com/media_461517866/roman_empire_ad_117.html Welcome to the Roman empire! 2 2

In the Roman empire there were lots of people: men, women, and children http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0081-roman-families.php

But many of these men, women, and children were not free … They were slaves. http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/clothing.html http://www.archeon.nl/home.html http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/junius.jpg

How did they become slaves?

Some were captured by Roman soldiers in war. http://www.archeon.nl/home.html Barbarian kneeling before Emperor, Hoxie Collection # MSR A164, http://www.hoxie.ucla.edu/

Others were born to mothers who were slaves. http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/nurse.jpg

Others were abandoned by their parents when they were babies. Maybe the parents were too poor to raise them. 8 8

Others were kidnapped by pirates or robbers and sold into slavery. Pirate ship http://www.livius.org/cg-cm/cilicia/cilician_pirates.html

What kind of a life did a slave have?

Some slaves worked in the kitchen. She or he had to work for the owner. http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/culinaslaves.jpg http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/breadoven.jpg

Other slaves had to serve the food and drink. Even little children, like Iunius, had to work in the master’s kitchen. http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/junius.jpg http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/man_slaves.jpg Other slaves had to serve the food and drink.

Others entertained the owners by singing, playing musical instruments, or acting on the stage! http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/dancer.jpg http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/femaleslave.jpg http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/comic_slave.jpg

Some wealthy Roman matrons had many slaves to help them get dressed, to do their hair … http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/toilette2.jpg http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/toilette.jpg

Some slaves were trained to fight as gladiators! Sometimes slave women fought in gladiatorial combats! http://www.archeon.nl/home.html http://www.bmimages.com/index.asp

Did all slaves work in cities and towns? No! Many had to grow crops, watch flocks … and slave children made good shepherds! http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/people/slaves.htm

What happened if you did not obey your owner? You could be punished severely; you could be beaten and even locked up or tied up. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2356944310078970154AUuhzd http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/slavery_04.shtml

Was there no way out of slavery?

Yes! You could be manumitted!

Other masters freed their slaves in their will. Some masters manumitted their slaves as a special reward. And if the master followed certain formalities, the ex-slave became a Roman citizen! A slave could buy his own freedom with his savings (peculium)

Could every slave hope to be manumitted? No, but some slaves who could no longer take the lack of freedom or their owners’ mistreatment could offer resistance! Could every slave hope to be manumitted? http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/weaving.jpg

They could start a slave rebellion! They could even use magic! They could run away! They could start a slave rebellion! They could even use magic! http://www.romegiftshop.com/sparbiog.html http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~kdickson/magicpic8a*.html

They were not always successful … And punishment could be severe. But … And punishment could be severe. http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673237330&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673237330&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696500824&fromDept=true&baseIndex=72&bmUID=1189640500282&bmLocale=en Dying Galatian: photo by Ingrid de Haas

Most slaves just carried on with their lives. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/slavery_01.shtml Slaves serving wine It was going to be a very long time before slavery was officially abolished.

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