Slavery: The Case of the
Roman Empire
AP World
Mr. Colden
Fall 2013
Why did slavery Emerge?
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Slavery and Civilization
 Slavery as social death
 Slavery was a long-established tradition by the time of
Hammurabi
 Almost all civilizations had some form of slavery
 China:
 India:
The Making of Roman
Slavery
 Mediterranean / Western civilization
 Greco-Roman
 Athens
 Aristotle
The Making of Roman
Slavery
 How people became slaves
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 Roman slavery wasn’t associated with a particular ethnic
group
The Making of Roman
Slavery
 Little social critique of slavery
 Including Christianity
 Slavery was deeply entrenched in Roman society
 Slaves had no legal rights
Resistance and Rebellion
 Mass Suicide
 Methods of resistance
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 Most famous rebellion led by Spartacus