That didn't stop him from leading a life of crime ... subject to tax liability That Saulos was trying to hide slave assets from the Roman state to make his estate taxes lower.

They enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle with luxurious furnishings, surrounded by servants and slaves to cater to ... some things in common. In any Roman family life, the head of the household ...

At the head of Roman family life was the oldest living male ... he had the legal right to disown his children, sell them into slavery or even kill them. Only the paterfamilias could own property ...

Life for women in Roman times was often hard ... And if you were poor or a slave, then it was very, very unlikely that you'd get the chance to be taught at all. Those children privileged enough ...

“It also sheds light on the elusive question of slave trade and ownership ... intellectual environment in which Roman law, Greek rhetoric, and Jewish life meet.” The authors believe the ...

It’s the home of Commodus Maximus, a Roman architect, and his slave, Josephus. Life as a slave in ancient Rome was usually very hard. They worked in mines and on farms, and many worked in houses ...