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 * The Daily Life of a Roman Slave**

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Slaves came from battles. They were usually captured soldiers that worked for their leaders. abandoned or orphaned children could also be taken as slaves. Also, the law also allowed families to sell their oldest child as a slave to another family if they needed the money very badly.

Slaves are usually sole in market places. Once a slave was bought, they were a slave for life. The only way that they could have their freedom is if their owners sold or gave them up. If a slave got married abd had a child, then the children would also automatically become slaves. Some parent slaves would kill they newborn children so they wouldn't have to be a slave.

A Slave's day began at dawn. If their master ,lived in a cold place, their first task for the day would be to gather firewood and start a fire. Then, when their masters woke, they would need assistance in dressing. When thet day realy began, they would have simple tasks like washing pots and pans for cooking in, walking children to school, washing clothes, cleaning up and tidying the garden, (etc.) Also, a group of slaves would be working in the kitchen to prepare meals for that day. if slaves were entertaining a party, the slaves would always have to make sure that there was enough food. when a rick person came home late at night, their slave would walk in front of them a few steps with a torch to light the way.

Slavery in Rome is very important to the economy and the society. While it is common throughout the Mediterranean region, and the Hellenistic regions in the east, it is not nearly as important to others as it is to Rome. When the Romans joined together with the islands of Italy and Sicily, many millions of slaves were transported to Rome the Italian countryside and Latin colonies all over Europe.

Slavery sometimes helps to push the Roman lower classes into organized mobs. The slave population is at least equal people who had freedom, and is estimated at anywhere from 25 to 40% of the population of the city as a whole. Still though, in some places such as Pergamumy, the slave population is around 40,000 people or 1/3 of the cities total population.

Slaves are taken simply upon need or want. There is preference for the taking of slaves. As the vast majority is captured as the result of Roman wars, wherever there are Roman victories, there are new slaves.

These are slaves that are working

The modern connection of a slave would probably be a household maid. They come and clean your house and do chores for you. the only difference about a maid is that you don't own them. They work for you and you pay them, but you don't legally own them.