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Q: Where were the slaves purchased at in roman times?
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What did slaves in ancient rome want from the leaders in the roman republic?

Slaves did not want anything for the leaders of the Roman Republic. They could not demand or expect anything. They had no rights. They were someone's property. They were just purchased assets. The most they could hope for was manumission (emancipation). Roman masters often manumitted their slaves.


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What was manumission in Roman times?

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Did Roman slaves work with other Roman slaves?

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In the roman times did the richer people pay the slaves to do their work?

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How were slaves utilized you roman households?

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Who did the shopping in roman times?

It all depends on what was intended to be purchased. The grocery shopping was done by the slaves. The cook and his assistants would spread out to the various fora to make the family's food purchases. If it was a household prchase, or gift, either the husband or wife would go out. The Roman shopping was very much like today's shopping in terms of who did what.


How were roman slaves transported?

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.


Where roman slaves treated worse then American slaves?

With the exception of working in mineral extraction Roman slaves probably had it better. A Roman slave could earn his freedom or advance himself which was not the case with plantation slaves in the deep south.