The Estates of the Romans

The estates of the Romans required countless supply of cheap labor. This labor force was made up of slaves. Many of these slaves worked while chained and during the night were kept in underground prisons. Not all slaves suffered so much. There were house slaves who cooked, spun and wove. Some slaves attained important positions, some were freed and some even bought their own freedom. However, certain ones led miserable lives. The ones who worked …

…them. The slaves scattered , trying to escape. They were defeated and captured. Spertacus was killed andd six thousands of his followers were crucified along the 130-mile road ( the Appian way) between Capua and Rome. Nevertheless, the legend of Sparatacus lived on. For the Romans, the story of the slave revolt was an awful warning: it suggested that a society built on the backs of slaves and subject peoples might one day be overthrown by them.