Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced ... In hard times, it was not uncommon for desperate Roman citizens to raise money by selling their children into slavery.

The case of Ancient Rome's sacred chicken killer can step ... and the slaves were being smuggled across That Saulos was selling slaves at a young age before they'd be subject to tax liability ...

Researchers have finally deciphered a 1,900-year-old scroll describing a tense court case during the Roman occupation ... documents related to selling and freeing slaves to get around paying ...