someways it was a way of punishment
the 13th amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment
An intermediate case between formal slavery and criminal law is when a convict is ... Brand marks have also been used as a punishment for convicted criminals.
Roman slaves became slaves at the time, because they were either prisoners of war, born into slavery or were criminals being punished. Therefore, different slaves would have different traditions. There were educated slaves that would teach or cook, for example, and they were treated better. These slaves were probably allowed to have their own traditions (free time, at all) The uneducated slaves were treated poorly, but were also typically prisoners of war or criminals, and they would often work on public projects with guards.
the thirteenth ammendmenr
Slaves owners deprived their slaves of the many things we, today, take for granted. Slaves were not allowed education, they were not allowed to go out how and when they wanted, they were not allowed to vote, they were not allowed to compain when they are abused, and slaves were not allowed to sleep in bed and wear proper clothing.
Various factors allowed criminals to be enslaved in different societies throughout history. These include criminal punishment systems that permitted enslavement as a form of punishment, the desire to maintain a cheap labor force, and societal norms that viewed criminals as deserving of slavery as a means of social control and retribution. Additionally, systems of enslavement often targeted marginalized groups, including those who were criminalized disproportionately.
POWs, debtors, criminals.
they were allowed to torture slaves in order to get info.
Michelle Obama is not allowed to own slaves
Many slaves weren't allowed to use money... others who did used the currency of their regions or gold in some cases.
They were called gladiators.