A new, groundbreaking study reveals a story of fraud, slavery, taxes, government, conspiracy, debt blackmail, and rebellion.

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 ...

Ancient Rome was a man’s world ... If they angered him, he had the legal right to disown his children, sell them into slavery or even kill them. Only the paterfamilias could own property ...

The Roman Empire had many slaves, as well as citizens who were ... The Tarpeian Rock was a steep cliff in ancient Rome. It was commonly used during the Roman Republic as an execution site.