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southern comforts

The Greeks and Romans practiced slavery and condoned it. Condoned it for war, for luxury and for business. But even they knew it to be evil. … Aulus Kaprelius Timotheus does not appear in any history book. There is no … Continue reading

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slavery to serfdom: the empire strikes black

There were some hairsplitting decisions in slavery such as between the general flow of human cargo and sub-categories such as the commercial transactions regarding eunuchs for example. But distinctions have to be drawn. The ancient world was in many respects … Continue reading

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