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Your question is really about two different aspects of Roman life, and they have little in common. For starters, the Romans did not have prison sentences. Roman prisons were nothing more than holding places for a criminal until he came to trial. The trials usually came the same day or the next morning after the arrest and the accused was either fined and let go, acquitted and let go, or killed. In a major crime, where a person had to have a defense, he was sent home and told to report on his court day. He was watched, but he was free to go about his business until his trial. The sentences were carried out immediately. For very major crimes such as embezzlement or treason, the senate could hear the case and the punishment, if guilty, was exile, carried out immediately.

A slave, on the other hand, had to work, but he had food, clothing, shelter and medical care. He also, in many instances, had the option of buying his freedom, or being freed by his master. So, you see, these are different aspects of Roman life and they don't compare.

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