They serve as a stark reminder of how extensive enforced servitude in the Roman Empire actually was. There were a number of routes into slavery in ancient Rome. One of the most common was being a ...

Over the last 80 years we have rediscovered Roman London in the city’s basements and sewers At some point in the 400s, a Saxon wandering in Roman Londinium’s ruins dropped his brooch on top of the ...

“Freeing slaves does not appear to be a profitable ... were also in effect throughout the empire. “This document shows that Roman legal practices, documented in Egypt, were similarly ...

The papyrus details the prosecution of two main defendants: Gadalias, a notary’s son and something of an ancient Roman “bad ...

A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...

The papyrus revealed how the imperial state dealt with financial crimes - specifically tax fraud involving slaves - in Judaea ...

In the Roman Empire’s heyday, legal disputes and fiscal controversies were commonplace. While emperors paraded in marble-clad splendor and senators debated the fate of the empire, the wheels of Rome’s ...

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.

The document is the longest Greek document found in the Judean Desert, spanning over 133 lines of written text.

Saulos, his accomplice, orchestrated the fictitious sale and manumission of slaves without paying the ... which were serious offenses in the Roman Empire, punishable by forced labor and even ...

Saulos, his collaborator, orchestrated the fictitious sale and manumission of slaves without ... offers new insights into Roman law in the Greek-speaking eastern empire, referencing the governor ...