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They had slave dealers, who went to foreign lands and captured/bought poor people, sometimes even free-born children, but this was illegal.

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Who were slaves in ROME?

the slaves in rome were prisoners from war when rome defeated Carthage they took over 200,000 slaves and half were women and children most men were killed due to possible uprisings and soldiers were more commonly men. they were alsoanyone that was in extreme debt(rare slaves)


What best describes slavory in rome?

most slaves were captured from other countries.


Where did ancient Rome get their slaves?

Abandoned children in Rome were made into slaves, fathers had the right to sell their children as slaves, and slaves were also captured in wars and brought back to Rome to be sold.


How did the slaves of ancient Rome get to Rome?

Slaves came to ancient Rome through slave traders from Europe and Middle East.


What is best describes slavery in Rome?

Most slaves were prisoners of war.


What was the most common way for European slave traders to acquire slaves to bring to the Americas?

by buying them from African slave traders


Did Jews own African slaves?

Yes, if you remember the story of Moses he took the slaves out of Egypt to the promise land. They were Jewish. Most of ancient Rome was built by Jewish slaves.


How was rome governed?

Rome was governed in lots of different ways. The most powerful person was the senate. Plebebians were ordinary people. The slaves had no rights


How did northern slaves acquire their freedom?

underground railroad


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Who was an freed slave from Rome?

A freed slave in Rome was called libertus (freedman). There were scores of freedmen as the Romans were in the habit of freeing many of their slaves. Over time, given the number of slaves which were brought to Rome and that many Romans left the city, most of the population of the city of Rome were freedmen or their descendants.


What best describes slavery in Rome?

Most slaves were captured from other countries. Slavery was not determined by race.