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Slaves were used for everything from construction work to caring for children. Rome, like the entire ancient world was a slave based society. The ancients considered their slaves as their extra arms, and sometimes as their eyes and ears if they needed information.

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It is true that the Romans captured large numbers of prisoners after winning battles and sold them as slaves. It is also true that the Romans were in the habit of freeing slaves after a while. At one point the majority of the population of the city of Rome were freedmen and their descendants. Freedmen were given Roman citizenship.

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