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Slave **Colosseum** **Aqueducts Roman Soldiers Roads Augustus Caesar Home Page** **Slaves were very important to Romans because they made there food and cleaned there house and got water for there house. Also if a slave married and had children, the children would automatically become slaves. A rich man usually had about 500 slaves to do whatever he wanted. The slaves who worked in the mines had no skill. If the master worked in the cold, the first lob is to build a fire. When the master first got up, the save would be expected to help dress him. If the master had to walk home or somewhere the slave would walk in front of them with a lighted torch. A good master looked over his slave well and treated him with respect. A good cook was highly prized as entertaining. Young adult men slave were very valuable since they could do a lot. To raise your freedom, you needed to raise your sum you got from your owner.**