Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A relief depicting a row of captives, carved into the Sun Temple at Abu Simbel in Egypt. Richard Maschmeyer/ Design Pics via Getty ...

Slavery was a core part of life in ancient Rome—for both its economy and society. But when did it actually end? In this video ...

Archaeologists explain the ongoing excavations at Pompeii and new findings about Vesuvius’ eruption date, slavery and daily life for ancient Romans. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii When ...

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An extraordinary, lengthy document dated to around 130 A.D. chronicles a legal case from ancient Judaea. The details point to two individuals being guilty of fraud, forgery, and slave trade. The ...

As someone who researches slavery in the ancient Mediterranean world, especially in the Bible, I often hear remarks like, “Slavery was totally different back then, right?” “Well, it couldn’t have been ...