After all, Roman law designated slaves as property, not people. However, slavery in ancient Rome underpinned much of society’s success, and the freeborn citizens of Rome were heavily dependent ...

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The papyrus details the prosecution of two main defendants: Gadalias, a notary’s son and something of an ancient Roman “bad ...

The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

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An alliance of Jesuits and descendants of those the order once enslaved aims to achieve restorative justice by modeling terms of an 1838 slave sale.

The papyrus revealed how the imperial state dealt with financial crimes - specifically tax fraud involving slaves - in Judaea ...

The Vigiles were Rome’s own firefighters, in charge of reducing fire hazards in the city, as well as street crime.