ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) - While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food than ordinary people, Italy's culture ministry said ...

As someone who researches slavery in the ancient Mediterranean world, especially in the Bible, I often hear remarks like, “Slavery was totally different back then, right?” “Well, it couldn’t have been ...

Slavery existed across both ancient and modern worlds, but the rules, the violence, and the purpose behind it changed dramatically. In Rome, it was everywhere! In the bathhouses, the military, even ...