CLASS 2680 Lecture 10: Lecture 10
19 Apr 2018
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The period of roman expansion was also a period of roman enslavement. Lecture 10 - spartacus, i - from gladiator to avenger: captives supposedly enslaved: 25,000 agrigentum (261 bc), 27,000 north africa (256 bc), 30,000. Tarentum and 10,000 new carthage (209 bc), 150,000 epirus (167 bc) Estimated slave population in italy in the late 1st century bc: 1-1. 5 million, at a minimum (15-25% of total population) Piracy becomes a problem in the 1st and 2nd century bc. Delos becomes the headquarters for the mediterranean slave trade. The italian economy depended on slave trade at this time. Sicily becomes slave territory for the romans: many people there become slaves or are imported. Second sicilian slave war, 104-100 bc: revolts are led by charismatic figures. The less organized the military you have, the more you rely on charismatic figures. Thrace: auxilia, capua, vatia, celts, gladiator, dionysius.
