Where did ancient Roman slaves come from?

Answer 1

Well, they mostly came from the barbaric lands that they constantly fought. And out of the barbarians, the Germanic tribes were often sent into slavery. But so were the Franks (Celtic people who lived in what is now known as France). Literally, if you weren't Roman or an enemy of Rome, you could be turned into a slave of Romen nobles.

Answer 2

Roman slaves came from all over the empire. some were prisoners of war, others were enslaved populations of entire towns, and many of them were born of slave parents in Rome itself. Highly trained slaves or "exotic" types of slaves could be purchased from foreigner traders.

Answer 3

Roman slaves came from any and every group the roman attacked.

As they attacked another group they took slaves.

Early slaves were Etruscan. Then Gauls and Iberian.

Then latter Greek and Carthaginian.

Later Turkish and Jewish, Egyptian, Persian, and Celtic.

Answer 4

In ancient Rome, slaves were the servants of people. There were public slaves who did work for the state, rural slaves who did form work, and domestic slaves who ran households and took care of the master's business. They came from various places. Some were prisoners of war, some were imported from other countries, and some were born in Rome to slave parents. Some had menial jobs, others had important ones.

Answer 5

The slaves in Rome were from the different regions, lands, and countries they dominated.

Answer 6

from a local market, males will cost more

Answer 7

Victories in battle