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50. Rome: A Slave Society

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Rome: A Slave Society

Title: Rome: A Slave Society Summary: Main idea: Rome was undeniably a slave society, deeply reliant on slave labor across all sectors, with potentially 20% of the Italian population (1.5-2 million) enslaved in the mid-1st century BCE. Key points:

  • Roman production, agriculture, and daily life depended heavily on enslaved labor.
  • Evidence points to massive numbers of enslaved people, including households with hundreds of slaves.
  • Conquest fuelled Roman slavery. Actionable takeaways:
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