ST+War&Weaponry+prisoner+of+war

Prisoners of war were slaves and any child's slave When Roman armies invaded towns the population would have died through hunger, disease or battle. The survivours were sold as slaves the cities were burned to the ground. The armies would often totally destroy the town and then plant and scatter salt all over the fertile ground. The salt would prevent anything growing on the area and therefore the citites would not be relbuilt in that particular area.k how we in the modern world.

Here is where Ancient Roman keep they Prisoners of war During this time a large influx of slaves for the first time is a great symbol of wealth and power.Cheap slave labor used to replace the work of the general public created huge unemployment. These problems had a direct impact on the social system and began the downfall of the Republic.