the slaves in rome were prisoners from war when rome defeated Carthage they took over 200,000 slaves and half were women and children most men were killed due to possible uprisings and soldiers were more commonly men.
they were alsoanyone that was in extreme debt(rare slaves)
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Abandoned children in Rome were made into slaves, fathers had the right to sell their children as slaves, and slaves were also captured in wars and brought back to Rome to be sold.
Slaves.
To be a citizen in Rome, could only be men. Women and slaves were not citizens. Nobody what class you were, plebeians or patricians, if you were a man, you were considered a citizen of Rome.
Slavery in Rome was extremely important to the economy. Many slaves were highly educated and did skilled trades such as medicine or teaching. Other slaves were used as domestic servants, laborers, or in war.
most slaves were captured from other countries.