Why wasslavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman
civilization than in India or China?
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Hadrians Wall was built by legionaries, andmuch of the labor on
Greek temples wasundertaken by free skilled artisans,
but Rome had large numbers of state-ownedslave laborers to build
aqueducts, palaces,
ports, etc.
Why wasslavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman
civilization than in India or China?
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Compare the lot of slavegangs working on
latifundia or in mines tothat of householdslaves.
Could slaves revolt?(See Spartacus!)
What if a slave killed his master?(Allthe slaves of that master
would beput to death!)
Why wasslavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman
civilization than in India or China?
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Modern conveniences
have made domesticservants prettyunnecessary.
Discuss what domestic
slaves didtheportrayals of richmens slaves standingaround
lookingrespectful in therecent miniseriesRomegive a veryfalse image
of theaverage slaves life.
Why wasslavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman
