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Slavery in the Roman Republic

Location: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/slavery-romrep1.html

Description: Excerpts from various works on the institution of Roman slavery.

1.			Read the selections on slavery by the playwright Plautus. Based on his description of Roman slavery, what methods did slaves use to resist their masters short of open revolt?
2.			Review the selection from Plutarch's Life of Crassus. Why did the gladiators revolt? Based on this reading, were violent slave uprisings common in the Roman world?