1. Slavery

2. Difference between American and Roman Slavery
Based on race
Treated slaves well most of the time
Mistreated slaves often
Could be free
Slaves did not have the opportunity to be free
Slaves could be of any race

3. How To Become a Slave Captured in battle Abandoned child
Sold as a slave
Child of a slave
Crimes
Evading military service
Sailors sold by pirates
Owing a debt

4. Where Did Slaves Normally Come From?
Mainly from captured conquered territories
Slave market sold them

5. Slave Markets
Public auctions where slaves were sold at various prices depending on their skills
Stood out in the street or auction house
Anyone could buy them

6. Slave Jobs Could do any job around the house
They were teachers, cooks, farmers, miners, hairdressers, servants, secretaries, babysitters, janitors, and bodyguards
Slaves were oarsmen, personal attendants, doormen, and nurses

7. Slave Jobs Household slaves were treated better most of the time
Cooks and teachers were valuable
Farmers and miners had to do hard work

8. Freedom Pay for it (peculium)
Sometimes hard, as slaves had no real source of income
Some slaves would never be free

9. Freedom Slaves could only be freed by their masters
Had to go to a government official to make it legal

10. Freedmen/Freedwomen Gained all rights of citizenship when freed
Even though they were now free, they were still considered lower class citizens
Could have almost any job
Could not run for office
Children could run for office though

11. Economy
Slavery provided cheap labor, which helped Rome’s agricultural society
Oftentimes, this made it hard for free citizens to get a job, since slaves did not have to be paid

12. Saturnalia

13. Saturnalia occurred during December
Saturnalia occurred during December. It was a winter solstice festival that welcomed the coming of the new year. Saturn, the god of agriculture, was honored during this festival.

14. During the holiday, restrictions were relaxed and the social order inverted. Gambling was allowed in public. Slaves were permitted to use dice and did not have to work. Slaves were treated as equals, allowed to wear their masters' clothing, and be waited on at meal time in remembrance of an earlier golden age thought to have been ushered in by the god Saturn.

15. Slave Rebellions First Servile War Eunus, a farmer, led them
Claimed he was a prophet
Crushed by Roman Army

16. Rebellions Second Servile War Slaves revolted in Sicily,
led by the slave Salvius
Crushed by Army again

17. Third Servile War Spartacus Gladiator Broke out of training camp
Looted nearby towns and gained members
Government sent out weak army
Rebels crushed army

18. Third Servile War (Click Me)
By the time the Senate sent out another army, the rebels numbered about 70,000
Finally, the Senate sent out 10 legions
Killed and crucified rebels
Spartacus assumedly
died with his men