No, slaves were not payed to do any work, slavery is forced work, htey were only give food and water.
they were
A specific inventor of Roman roads is unknown, however archaeology has shown that the Roman road was developed over many hundreds of years form the beginning of the Empire to its final collapse and demise in around 700ad. This design was so good that even today there are sections of preserved Roman road which can be used for transport and many modern routes follow the original routes of the Roman roads.
Manumission was the act of freeing of slaves by slave owners.
Roman slaves were mainly transported in open wooden based wagons. Slaves that were gladiators, however, did have the pleasure of riding on horseback at times. For forced labor workers, walking was the only way for them to get where they were supposed to go. They would, of course, be tied up or shackled to prevent escape.
The richer you were the better clothes you had and the richer you had the more powerful you were
Wealthy plantation owners.
Slavery has existed since way before the ancient Greek and Roman times. It is not known when the practice began, but every ancient society had slaves and their economies were dependent on them.
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They were captured as a result of warfare.
Slaves where set free for good service or if their master gave them permission. Slaves could also buy their freedom but this was a virtually impossible task, as they did not earn money.
Working at various jobs such as household chores, farming, secretarial services--just about any job imaginable. Slaves were the work force of the ancient world.
Hmmm. That's a toughy. Maybe the rich were richer than the poor