What if the Roman Empire banned slavery?

Whoever bans it finds himself dead before the end of the month and slavery is reinstated.Basically,most people that mattered owned slaves,you will not want to antagonize them.

IIRC in the second century the State was able to impose certain reforms, such as abolition of the "terrible house of correction," an end to a master's power of life and death over a slave etc, so I'm not so sure.
It's hard to say how abolition would've affected the longevity of the Empire. On the one hand, prices for certain things could've gone up, on the other, more citizens might have a stake in society. It was said that, when Gothic raiders attacked certain areas, many slaves joined them--and who could blame them. In addition, if some slaves were dissatisfied with pay in civilian jobs, there could be more recruits for the army.
Basically, though, I don't think the slavery issue is relevant to imperial longevity.
 
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