Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times ...

After all, Roman law designated slaves as property, not people. However, slavery in ancient Rome underpinned much of society’s success, and the freeborn citizens of Rome were heavily dependent ...

the scroll was initially believed to have been penned by the ancient Nabataean people who occupied parts of the Middle East ...