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Roman Slaves  The Romans depended greatly upon their many slaves to do all of their dirty work for them. Therefore, it is very important that you know of the slave's daily lives. They do pretty much everything for the Romans. Home  Aquaducts     Roads   Weapons Colosseum Augustus Slaves
 * **Like most slaves, many Roman slaves had pretty poor lives, although some of them became successful artisans.**
 * **Many slaves were prisoners from the war.**
 * **Slaves kept furnaces burning in public bath houses.**
 * **Slaves cooked meals and cleaned homes.**
 * **They mined silver, lead, tin and gold for their masters.**
 * **Many slaves were forced to fight as gladiators.**
 * **Slaves did all of the hard work on the farms.**
 * **Intelligent slaves might have tutored wealthy children.**
 * **If your parents were slaves, you were too.**
 * **      Slaves depended on Masters for where they lived and slept.       **
 * **      Some unfortunate slaves lived in outdoor shacks.       **
 * **Some fortunate slaves lived in their masters homes.**
 * **A modern day connection would be we still use Roman numerals to this day.**