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Publius Vedius Pollio, the son of a freedman, was born in the 1st century BC and attained membership of the equestrian order. [2] [3]Vedius Pollio's first certain appearance in historical sources comes after Octavian (later Augustus) became sole ruler of the Roman world in 31 BC; at some point Vedius held authority in the province of Asia on behalf of the emperor. [4]
The slave traders took Joseph to Egypt, where he became a servant in the house of Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh's guard. A good servant, Joseph eventually rose to be the head of the household servants. Potiphar's wife became attracted to Joseph and attempted to seduce him, but he rebuffed her.
The Slave (Italian: Il figlio di Spartacus, lit. 'The Son of Spartacus') is a 1962 Italian peplum film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Steve Reeves and Gianna Maria Canale . [ 2 ] It is an unofficial sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film Spartacus , [ 3 ] as it includes a mention of the character Varinia, who was specifically created ...
Rumata refuses; time will pass, exploitation and slavery will recur in a never-ending cycle. Having given Arata a protective bracelet of the Order, Rumata orders the servants to drive him away with sticks. The next day, Ari, Rumata's lover on Arkanar, is killed by an arrow shot through the back of her head with a crossbow.
Freedmen in ancient Rome existed as a distinct social class (liberti or libertini), with former slaves granted freedom and rights through the legal process of manumission. The Roman practice of slavery utilized slaves for both production and domestic labour, overseen by their wealthy masters. Urban and domestic slaves especially could achieve ...
Eunus' revolt was the first mass slave uprising in the Roman Republic, and, according to ancient sources, the largest of its kind in antiquity. [5] [61] Eunus' revolt inspired slave uprisings in Rome and Italy, which later slave leaders, including Spartacus in the Third Servile War, were unable to replicate. [62]
Act 2.1 (cont.)–2.2 (242–360): trochaic septenarii (118 lines) Philocrates in turn begs Tyndarus to keep up the pretence of being a rich man's son. Hegio now returns and, believing Philocrates to be the slave, takes him to one side and asks him about his master's wealth; then he questions Tyndarus.
Slave of Rome (Italian: La schiava di Roma, also known as Slave Warrior) is a 1961 Italian peplum film written and directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Rossana Podestà and Guy Madison. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Plot