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 ...

ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) - While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food than ordinary people, Italy's culture ministry said ...

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 ...