Roman slaves were an important part of ancient Rome's economy. With that said these unfortunate people had to be safely transported from the slave markets to areas where their owners needed them to work. This was accomplished by using large horse drawn carts on the roadways and using sea transport by ships capable for any rough weather they might encounter.
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There are only 2 ways in which a Roman slave could earn freedom: They could be given their freedom by their owner or they could buy their own freedom; but they would have to pay the equivelent of their purchase price-which was impossible.
Spartacus was a slave in the Roman Empire who began a rebellion in 73 BC. He disagreed with the unfair treating of slaves in the Roman world and fought for better rights. A lesson learned from Spartacus could be standing up for what you belive is right. As Spartacus did so to protect the slave's rights in Ancient Rome, this is an important lesson that could be applied today.
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Portugal, which played an important role in both the beginning of the Atlantic Slave Trade as well as the Asian Slave Trade, always used slaves for economic reasons. They originally used slaves as a medium of trade.