not good to be a slave to the romans..
As opposed to being a slave in other cultures
of the time?
Roman slaves could do very well for themselves,
, some had great relationship with their masters,
became the wives, got freed by their masters,
inheretances, etc.
Your owner could kill you or free you, but if one
happened to be in a good Roman citizen household
or estate, life could be easier than trying to make it
on your own as a free person non-Roman citizen.
