Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times, Roman slavery was not based on race. Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war, sailors captured and sold by ...

As a result, the Roman state gave legal rewards to women who had successfully given birth. After three live babies (or four children for former slaves), women were recognized as legally independent.

The Roman empire began in 27 B.C.E. when Augustus Caesar ... In addition, Rome relied too much on slave labor. Rome’s ...

Director Ridley Scott's first foray into the Roman Empire was an immediate success. The story starred Russell Crowe as Maximus, a slave gladiator who takes on Joaquin Phoenix's Commodus as an act ...