The document details a case of forgery, tax evasion, fraudulent sale, and manumission of slaves in the Roman provinces of ...

During the reign of Emperor Hadrian, two Jewish outlaws stood trial for a series of crimes including the freeing of slaves without paying the required fees and inciting rebellion against the Roman ...

Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times, Roman slavery was not based on race. Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war, sailors captured and sold by ...

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

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

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

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

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

Traditionally, any freed slaves became the cliens of their former ... On the frontiers of the empire, Roman generals served as patroni for the people they conquered, while Roman provinces or ...

There were many of the same crimes as today, such as murder and theft. The Roman Empire had many slaves, as well as citizens who were free men and women. They were often treated differently if ...

Gladiator II explores the allure and dangers of political power, focusing on those who rise from the fringes of society to become central figures in the Roman Empire. Like its Oscar-winning ...