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What were the laws concerning slavery in ancient Rome? Could a slaver clap any non-citizen in irons and enslave them? Were there any protections to prevent a freedman from being re-enslaved? Was slave-taking only allowed outside the borders of the empire?

by /u/jurble in /r/AskHistorians

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