Servus: How Slavery Made the Roman Empire by Emma Southon #literature Publication: 20 Jul 2019

Publication: 20 Jul 2019

and Benicio del Toro

ISBN: 9781805223795

Buenos Aires

Servus: How Slavery Made the Roman Empire by Emma Southon #literature Publication: 20 Jul 2019We associate the Romans with majesty and greatness: we marvel at their straight roads and innovative underfloor heating, at the dominance of their army and navy, at the grandeur of their palaces and temples. But the Romans were also enslavers. They built an empire on the backs of millions of people snatched from their homes in the aftermath of war, kidnapped from the streets, sold into slavery as punishment or, simply, born enslaved. Servus takes us