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   SolomonW to Eric Stevens   
   Re: Modern forensics offers clues in a 2   
   17 Sep 20 19:04:22   
   
   From: SolomonW@citi.com   
      
   On Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:58:06 +1200, Eric Stevens wrote:   
      
   >>You are talking absolute rubbish. There were very few slaves in Athens,   
   >>in fact none at all since they all live at the mines which were outside   
   >>of the city. By slaves historians mean andropodoi or captives/prisoners   
   >>of war. Those were the only slaves in ancient times, period.   
   >>   
   > They certainly weren't the only slaves in Roman times. Far from it.   
      
   He is actually talking ancient Greece, but I agree almost every household   
   had slaves.   
      
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