Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times ...

Emperor Crassus became the richest Roman and one of the richest men in the ancient world through his cunning, business savvy ...

Volume 1 in the new Cambridge World History of Slavery surveys the history of slavery in the ancient Mediterranean world. Although chapters are devoted to the ancient Near East and the Jews, its ...

Archaeologists discovered a small bedroom that was used by slaves in a dig near Pompeii ... an insight into the social hierarchy in ancient Rome, as the culture ministry noted that there was ...

Emphasizes Christianity; barbarians; social, economic, and cultural differences; contemporary views of Rome; and modern scholarship. All ancient texts are read in English translation Considers topics ...

Ancient Roman dinner parties were known for extravagance ... Cleaning up was left to slaves, highlighting the lack of refined etiquette. Despite myths about “vomitoriums,” there was no ...

The discovery of a skeleton secured at the ankles with a locked set of iron fetters is thought to be evidence of slavery in Roman Britain, experts have said. It was found buried in a ditch in ...