around about 2nd century BC
Ancient rome was founded in 753bc
Slavery was already around before the days of ancient Rome. All the ancient civilisations of the Mediterranean and Mesopotamia has slaves. When towns were seized in war, their inhabitants were taken as part of the war booty and sold as slaves.
ancient Rome was founded in 753bc
It was usually just to do with the wealth of the slave [but not always, it was illegal, but some slave dealers captured free-born children]. But lots of slaves were not from Rome, or were from a different part of the world.
well i dont know me and my partner are doing a rome project in the 6th grade and i need this question answered or we are screwed if you want to learn about ancient roman slaves look at these sites http://library.thinkquest.org/26602/entertainment.htm http://www.hadrians.com/rome/romans/daily_life/roman_slaves.html They were treated terribly! They were auctioned off and fought to the death. If they were lucky. Otherwise, they had to work in dangerous situations on high mountains and cliffs. If they misbehaved, they got a lashing and were starved until they died! (If you want to learn more watch 'Spartacus')
Romans
Ancient Rome.
Ancient Greece, Rome, the United States, and various African societies are examples of societies that practiced slavery at different points in history.
The women of ancient Rome were to be found in the households, shops and the streets just like today. You would not find them in politics because they were not allowed to run for public office.
When speaking about ancient Rome, it is proper to make judgements based on the context of ancient times and other ancient empires. Based on one's subjectivity, ancient Rome's "negatives" as asked in the question can be many or few, once again based on a person's point of view. In my view two negatives stand out: one are the gladiator combats for "entertainment". As far as I know, most ancient empires did not have this type of entertainment. Another negative in my view was the use of massive slavery. Many ancient civilizations had slaves, no question about that. However, in ancient Rome slavery was an institution that ancient Rome grew to be almost an addiction. Taken as a whole however, it is my view that in terms of ancient empires, the Roman empire had more positives than negatives taken in the context of its time in history.
The city state of ancient Rome. (In Italy, where modern Rome is also found).
No, slavery was legal in ancient Greece.