Roman slavery was not based on race. Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war, sailors captured and sold by pirates, or slaves bought outside Roman territory. In hard times, it was not ...

SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

It comprises a unique group of Phoenician, Roman, palaeochristian and Byzantine ruins alongside indigenous monuments such as the Kbor er Roumia, the great royal mausoleum of Mauritania.

The main defendants, Gadalias and Saulos, stood accused of corrupt dealings, including falsified documents and fictitious ...

A previously unknown Roman villa complex is unearthed west of Oxford, including the well-preserved foundations of a villa. On the island of Anglesey, at a World War II airbase that was the site of ...

Whether they were directly involved in rebellion is still an open question, but the implications of their case cannot be ignored.” ...

The case revolves around two individuals, Gadalias and Saulos, accused of fraudulent slave transactions and evading Roman taxes. Gadalias, the son of a notary and possibly a Roman citizen ...

or the Gladiators’ War. Leading his army of runaway slaves, which has been estimated to have reached 100,000 men, Spartacus defeated a series of Roman attacks using tactics which would now be ...

Bloody, brutal but popular, gladiatorial contests are often seen as the dark side of Roman civilization ... were condemned criminals, slaves or prisoners of war, some were freedmen who chose ...