Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times ...

Ancient Rome was a man’s world ... If they angered him, he had the legal right to disown his children, sell them into slavery or even kill them. Only the paterfamilias could own property ...

Archaeologists working in southern Italy have identified a Roman fortification built to contain the slave revolt leader ... A small section of the ancient wall was already known to locals, but ...