rroarklife+as+a+slave

Slaves were often very badly treated in the wealthy ancient Roman families. Slaves would be used to keep fire burning for the bath houses and heating. Roman Slaves would be expected to cook, clean and do other household chores and jobs such as dusting. In the country, at a roman farm, slaves would have to do all the hard and back-breaking work needed in running a farm. Like the plowing and the cutting of the crops. Unfortunate Roman Slaves were used down at mines to mine silver, lead, tin and gold for their masters they might not even get to see sunlight for months at a time. Slaves were also used in Ancient Rome’s colosseums and in gladiatorial combats.
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Some slaves might be used as tutors for wealthy family’s children. Other gifted slaves might be expected to keep their masters accounts and run his investments for him a big role for a slave. Even valued household slaves who were treated as part of the Roman family were still just slaves, and did not have the same rights and access to the law as a Roman citizen. One of the horrible laws that were in operation at the time of the Emperor Hadrian was if a master was murdered by a slave, then all the other slaves within hearing were executed, as well as the slave who did the dastardly deed.Some who would be like a slave today is a maid or butler.