CHAPTER 6 750 BC–AD 500 Rome and Early Christianity

Slavery in ancient Rome was not necessarily for life. Slaves were commonly freed for particularly good service. They might also be liberated as a means for the master to show off, or at the master’s death, via his will. The freedman usually took the master’s family name as his own. ................
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