01-18-2004, 02:41 PM
If slave labour was heavily relied upon, I was wondering if anybody had any ideas about what sort of employment oppurtunities the poor, unskilled citizens of Rome would have had?<br>
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I was also wondering about remuneration of slaves. I've often come across the comment that a slave could save up to buy his freedom. Was it customary for slaves to recieve some sort of payment for their labour or would this have been an occasional gratuity on the whim of a master? <p></p><i></i>
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I was also wondering about remuneration of slaves. I've often come across the comment that a slave could save up to buy his freedom. Was it customary for slaves to recieve some sort of payment for their labour or would this have been an occasional gratuity on the whim of a master? <p></p><i></i>
