It took two men to wrestle Rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. In the first century BC, Rome was a republic. Power lay in the hands of the Senate, elected by Roman citizens.

Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and ... in modern times, Roman slavery was not based on race. Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war ...

"This discovery also adds new information about the kings of this dynasty and a deeper understanding of the complex political history of the Second Intermediate Period in Egypt," he added.