Nick Pell

Agriculture and mining, which brings us back to the marble thing. The mining is almost unimaginably brutal in its type of labor. And everybody who's seen Ben-Hur knows about the galley slaves.

Agriculture and mining, which brings us back to the marble thing. The mining is almost unimaginably brutal in its type of labor. And everybody who's seen Ben-Hur knows about the galley slaves.

Agriculture and mining, which brings us back to the marble thing. The mining is almost unimaginably brutal in its type of labor. And everybody who's seen Ben-Hur knows about the galley slaves.

yeah and actually most galley oarsmen were free men working for pay probably a share of the plunder because that's typically how sailors were paid in those days it's typically how the military was paid in those days the exception was during times of war rome desperately needed every free hand it would get presumably they were taking a lot of these guys out of mining and agriculture to throw them on boats

yeah and actually most galley oarsmen were free men working for pay probably a share of the plunder because that's typically how sailors were paid in those days it's typically how the military was paid in those days the exception was during times of war rome desperately needed every free hand it would get presumably they were taking a lot of these guys out of mining and agriculture to throw them on boats

yeah and actually most galley oarsmen were free men working for pay probably a share of the plunder because that's typically how sailors were paid in those days it's typically how the military was paid in those days the exception was during times of war rome desperately needed every free hand it would get presumably they were taking a lot of these guys out of mining and agriculture to throw them on boats

Rome is good to talk about when we talk about slavery for a couple reasons. One, the average person knows a fair bit about ancient Rome from movies and TV shows. And we also have a lot of data on ancient Rome that we just don't have about Samaria or Babylon or even ancient Egypt. In ancient Rome, mining was basically always slaves, especially salt mining.

Rome is good to talk about when we talk about slavery for a couple reasons. One, the average person knows a fair bit about ancient Rome from movies and TV shows. And we also have a lot of data on ancient Rome that we just don't have about Samaria or Babylon or even ancient Egypt. In ancient Rome, mining was basically always slaves, especially salt mining.

Rome is good to talk about when we talk about slavery for a couple reasons. One, the average person knows a fair bit about ancient Rome from movies and TV shows. And we also have a lot of data on ancient Rome that we just don't have about Samaria or Babylon or even ancient Egypt. In ancient Rome, mining was basically always slaves, especially salt mining.

Mercury mining was like almost always slaves. I don't know how you get somebody to do mercury mining unless you were... forcing them to do it because it's kind of a slow death sentence. Mining in general is a slow death sentence in the ancient world.

Mercury mining was like almost always slaves. I don't know how you get somebody to do mercury mining unless you were... forcing them to do it because it's kind of a slow death sentence. Mining in general is a slow death sentence in the ancient world.

Mercury mining was like almost always slaves. I don't know how you get somebody to do mercury mining unless you were... forcing them to do it because it's kind of a slow death sentence. Mining in general is a slow death sentence in the ancient world.

For anybody who remembers the trades versus college episode, my father has told me that the one job you could not pay him enough to do if his children were starving is going to mine, which, yeah, mining is unpleasant at best. Right. The best conditions mining is deeply unpleasant in the worst conditions. It's a living hell.

For anybody who remembers the trades versus college episode, my father has told me that the one job you could not pay him enough to do if his children were starving is going to mine, which, yeah, mining is unpleasant at best. Right. The best conditions mining is deeply unpleasant in the worst conditions. It's a living hell.

For anybody who remembers the trades versus college episode, my father has told me that the one job you could not pay him enough to do if his children were starving is going to mine, which, yeah, mining is unpleasant at best. Right. The best conditions mining is deeply unpleasant in the worst conditions. It's a living hell.

So a lot of these guys in ancient Rome, anyway, would have been convict labor. It's an incredibly gruesome death penalty. But given that the Romans crucify people, it's not really that surprising that they would work dudes to death in salt mines and mercury mines.

So a lot of these guys in ancient Rome, anyway, would have been convict labor. It's an incredibly gruesome death penalty. But given that the Romans crucify people, it's not really that surprising that they would work dudes to death in salt mines and mercury mines.

So a lot of these guys in ancient Rome, anyway, would have been convict labor. It's an incredibly gruesome death penalty. But given that the Romans crucify people, it's not really that surprising that they would work dudes to death in salt mines and mercury mines.

and pool boys or something i don't know i guess i need to read up what did you watch spartacus this weekend i might have i might have watched something recently yeah it depends on what you mean by main use fields mines and mills were the biggest use of slaves and also kind of the worst i'm going to sound ridiculous when i say this there was no room for advancement

and pool boys or something i don't know i guess i need to read up what did you watch spartacus this weekend i might have i might have watched something recently yeah it depends on what you mean by main use fields mines and mills were the biggest use of slaves and also kind of the worst i'm going to sound ridiculous when i say this there was no room for advancement