Ergastula

The ergastulum was an institution associated, in Roman society, with slave labor. It was not indigenous to Italy, having brought from Sicily after the Cartaginians had introduced it, and was used in the area of agriculture. In later times ergastula were used as tabernae or stores. As well as slav...

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Autor:J.C. Fitzgibbon
Volumen:20
Páginas:55-59
Periódico:Échos du Monde Classique
Formato:Article
Estado:Needs Review
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Sumario:The ergastulum was an institution associated, in Roman society, with slave labor. It was not indigenous to Italy, having brought from Sicily after the Cartaginians had introduced it, and was used in the area of agriculture. In later times ergastula were used as tabernae or stores. As well as slaves, political dissidents, debtors, or gladiators were sometimes kept in argastula.