So, you descendant of Greeks and Germans are proud that your ancestors were the slaves of the Roman masters in the Roman empire in that your ancestors contributed in building Roman Empire, WOW !
Quotes:
Q: Did the Romans have Greek slaves? Yes.
The majority of Roman slaves were from Greece because of the numerous wars between the two countries and Roman victories. The first great influx of Greek slaves into Rome occurred after the defeat of the Macedonians at the battle of Pydna in 168 B.C.
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Also:
Roman slavery was not based on ideas of
race.
[30][31] Slaves were drawn from all over Europe and the Mediterranean, including Gaul, Hispania, North Africa, Syria,
Germany, Britannia, the Balkans,
Greece, etc.
Those from outside of Europe were predominantly of Greek descent[
citation needed], while Jews never fully assimilated into Roman society, remaining an identifiable minority. The slaves (especially the foreigners) had higher mortality rates and lower birth rates than natives and were sometimes even subjected to mass expulsions.
[32] The average recorded age at death for the slaves of the city of Rome was extraordinarily low: seventeen and a half years (17.2 for males; 17.9 for females).
[33] By comparison, life expectancy at birth for the population as a whole was in the mid-twenties (36% of men and 27% of women could expect to reach the age of 62 if they succeeded in reaching the age of 10).[
citation needed]
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