Not built in a day : how slavery made the Roman Empire /

"When Julius Caesar conquered Gaul he boasted that he killed a million Gauls and enslaved a million more. This is the truth about the Roman empire: Rome could not function without slavery as it underpinned every single part of their economy. Without the millions of people snatched from their ho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Southon, Emma (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2026.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Part one. Entering slavery
  • Part two. Living in slavery
  • Part three. Sites of slavery
  • Part four. Leaving slavery
  • Conclusion: why was there no Roman Abolition Movement?.