Slavery In Rome's Warring Civilization

Slavery was a core component of Rome. Rome had always been a warring civilization, and was one of the reasons it became so successful. Agriculture was not a good option when it came to actually living in Rome, so the only other option was to go to war and either bring back wealth or conquer others in more sustainable regions to import the food they grew. A byproduct of all this conquering and warring was: slaves. Most men in Rome worked as professional soldiers and because of this, they would farm in the spring, go off to war, and then come back to reap their harvest in the late summer. While they were away, slaves could keep Rome going with no added pay needed. This allowed more money to go right back into conquering and warring.

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