In Italy, the Etruscans appear to have had a layer of serfs missing in Rome and Southern Italy.
I would like to see some information on this.
In Italy, the Etruscans appear to have had a layer of serfs missing in Rome and Southern Italy.
This s not completely true. There is one example of someone in the ancient world who opposed slavery, Alcidamas of Elaea.Not even remotely plausible, for it was too ingrained in the society. It's not just that no one questioned it - it simply never occurred to anyone to question it. In all the surviving literature from the ancient world, there is literally not a single sentence by anyone that even remotely suggests slavery is immoral. Seneca says that people should treat their slaves decently, but that is as close as you get.
Because such a huge change is needed to get it that freeing slaves is probably going to be one of the lesser results.OP asked the consequences of a Slave Free Rome, why are almost all replying posts stuck on the why?