Deranekslaves

Home Circus Maximus Augustus Caesar Aqueducts Roads Soldiers S l a v e s Have you ever wanted to be a slave in Ancient Rome, or have you ever wondered what its like? This page will help you to learn about slaves and their jobs. What slaves can and cannot do. Most slaves were foreigners who were prisoners of war, sailors who were captured and sold by pirates, or bought outside of Roman territory. Slaves were not based on their race. When there were hard times in Rome, Roman parents would sell their children into slavery. The punishment for slaves varies from being whipped, branded, or cruelly treated to being killed by their owner. If an owner decided to kill their slave the owner would face no punishment. Slaves worked in private houses, mines, factories, city government, engineering projects. The engineering projects were working on roads, aqueducts, and buildings. At one time the Senate wanted the slaves to wear the same clothing as each other, but different from all the people who were not slaves. The Senate never did this because they were afraid all of the slaves would rebel. The most important thing to know is slaves could buy freedom if their owner let them. The owners could either give their slaves freedom or make them pay for it.