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House-Hold Slaves
Back in Ancient Rome, Slaves were considered and thought of as property, You owned your slave in every sense possible. Slaves had no rights what-so-ever, and could be treated however you deemed fit. Slaves were treated extremely cruelly in Ancient Rome, and evidence suggest Rome's defeated enemies would often commit suicide Instead of becoming a Slave.

Anybody could become a slave, it did not matter at all whether you were a male or female, a child or an adult, though most of the times Male slaves were more in demand, as they were physically more powerful. Slaves were usually acquired through capturing Rome's defeated enemy, and forcing them into a life of harsh slavery.

Within the Ancient Roman Empire, slaves were sold at an open public auction or sometimes in shops, Slave dealing was overlooked by the Roman officials called Quesators. Free parents or Roman Citizens were known to sell their children into slavery for money. The Slaves could then be forced to re-produce, and the children of slaves, who were called //vernae// were the property of the owner and could be sold for more money.

Slaves were paid no money at all and most of the time were fed just enough to survive. A list of chores a slave would perform are:
 * Tutors
 * Cleaners
 * Butlers
 * Nannies
 * Stable-boys
 * Laundry-women
 * Weavers
 * Cooks
 * Potters
 * Farmers
 * Oarsmen
 * Labourers

It is worth taking note that many slaves were bought as an investment of a sort, compare it to the way a property developer might buy a cheap house and build upon it today, the slaves would be bought for a cheap price at a young age, they would then be trained and fine-tuned, then, they would be sold for a large sum of money.

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Gladiator Slaves
Evidence shows that a whopping 50% of Gladiators in Ancient Rome were slaves. Men with strong physical attributes were taken and forced into Gladiator Schools, where they would train for many years to become a Gladiator. All of the Gladiators prize money would go towards the slaves owner.