The Slave Market
(w/Ecce Romani (page 37) and Lesson 40
100 pts. Opera category/ You may use your notes and the text book. 5 pts each blank.
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Name 6 of the 8 ways in which Romans acquired slaves.
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Approximately how many slaves were purchased in the Roman empire between 50 BC and 150 AD
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Where in Rome were most slaves sold? __________________________________________________
What information was written on the placard placed around a slave's neck when he/she was being sold?____________________________________________
Why were slaves' feet chalked? ________________________________________________
What is the Latin word for 'slave dealers'? _____________________________________
At the fictitious auction described in the text, what price did Davus bring?______________________________________
What price did Eucleides bring? ____________________________
Who was Titus Cornelius?__________________________________________________
In what ways was Davus rewarded for being a diligent slave at the villa rustic?__________________________________________________________________
Spartacus was a real person. What had he been prior to his capture by the Romans?__________________________________________________________________
To what services was Spartacus put when he was enslaved?__________________________________________________________________
After he rebelled and was joined by a multitude of other slaves, how many Roman legions did he and his band defeat?__________________________________________________________________
What general finally defeated him?__________________________________________________________________
How were those rebellious slaves who survived the defeat treated?__________________________________________________________________