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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by catlikesshrimp on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:42PM (#29136059)
They would go on a Hunger Strike. If not killed first.
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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by kragen on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:42PM (#29136365)
Roman culture considered pity and sympathy to be weaknesses and obedience to be a virtue. Hunger strikes would not have been very effective, and we don't have any evidence of them having been used in Classical times.
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