Ancient Greece's Slaves
Slaves were a massive part of Ancient Greek society. It is unknown how many slaves Greek's owned, but it is predicted by historians that about 30- 40% of the population were slaves. They were very common and worked as a ship's crew, as a domestic slave, in the field and even the Ancient Greek equivalent of the police force! When a slave came into the ownership of a master or mistress, they would be given a new name. Slaves didn't have as many rights as a free citizen, and they could be put to death without a fair trail. A domestic servant was usually quite lucky because they would normally be treated as part of the family.
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