grumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-213 days agoIt is crazy how Whitewashed the practice of roman slavery has becomethelemmy.clubimagemessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1208
arrow-up1208imageIt is crazy how Whitewashed the practice of roman slavery has becomethelemmy.clubgrumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-213 days agomessage-square47linkfedilink
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoYes but at least they were not poor and had better life than that and some could buy their way out of slavery…
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·16 days agoConsidering that purchasing their way out of slavery was an extremely high priority for most slaves, even when it left them impoverished, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that it was not a better life than being poor.
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 days agoMaybe they were just bad at prioritizing?
Yes but at least they were not poor and had better life than that and some could buy their way out of slavery…
Considering that purchasing their way out of slavery was an extremely high priority for most slaves, even when it left them impoverished, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that it was not a better life than being poor.
Maybe they were just bad at prioritizing?
Too much avocado toast.