Which of the Following Statements About Slavery in Ancient Rome

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about slavery in ancient Rome is incorrect?

• A)Regarded as animate tools, Roman slaves always viewed their masters with antagonism and resentment.
• B)Rome's wars in the first century B.C.produced millions of new slaves.
• C)By the middle of the first century, slaves were about one-third of Italy's population.
• D)Unless very poor, a Roman would be likely to own a slave.
• E)Most educated Romans believed that the division between masters and slaves was part of the natural world order.

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