How fully does source A, B and C explain the resistance of Roman slaves
to their owners. 8m
Source A depicts a slave collar, thus showing that slaves resisted their
owners by escaping, To warn them owners would place a collar on them
and if they would escape observers would return them. This specifically
was given to slaves once they had already ran away, showing they also
rebelled against the Roman economy as they were the main sources of
income in agriculture for instance.
However source A does not explain that the first slave revolt was by a
freeborn slave in Sicily named Eunus who styled himself as the king of
Antichous and waged war against roman armies, eventually meeting his
demise once the roman senate dispatched another army to end the revolt
around 135-132 BC.
Source B states “The rising of the gladiators, which is generally known as the war of
Spartacus, began as follows.” This shows that slaves used to rebel against their owners by
armed rebellion. Spartacus centred his campaign in Campania where he rebelled against
the harsh conditions of the Latifundia where slaves would not be fed and subjected to
intensive work. 130,000 slaves became involved in his rebellion until his army was crashed
by Crassus.
However source B does not explain that slaves resisted their owners by running away and
if they were to be caught they might be sold to the arena to become a gladiator or have
the letters FHE or the initials of their owners branded on their forehead.
Source C states ‘Slaves who were unable to tolerate their conditions assaulted their
owners.” This shows that slaves murdered or wounded their owners as a form of rebellion
as shown by Pliny the Younger when Larcius Macedo a praetor was killed by an anonymous
slave.
However source C does not mention that the consequences of harassment of a owner led
to death or torture to which owners would murder and crucifies a whole household of
slaves to express a lesson to their slaves and to fear monger them from not rebelling
against their masters again. This was shown by Pliny the Younger who expressed by the
command of the senate many slaves were to be murdered.
to their owners. 8m
Source A depicts a slave collar, thus showing that slaves resisted their
owners by escaping, To warn them owners would place a collar on them
and if they would escape observers would return them. This specifically
was given to slaves once they had already ran away, showing they also
rebelled against the Roman economy as they were the main sources of
income in agriculture for instance.
However source A does not explain that the first slave revolt was by a
freeborn slave in Sicily named Eunus who styled himself as the king of
Antichous and waged war against roman armies, eventually meeting his
demise once the roman senate dispatched another army to end the revolt
around 135-132 BC.
Source B states “The rising of the gladiators, which is generally known as the war of
Spartacus, began as follows.” This shows that slaves used to rebel against their owners by
armed rebellion. Spartacus centred his campaign in Campania where he rebelled against
the harsh conditions of the Latifundia where slaves would not be fed and subjected to
intensive work. 130,000 slaves became involved in his rebellion until his army was crashed
by Crassus.
However source B does not explain that slaves resisted their owners by running away and
if they were to be caught they might be sold to the arena to become a gladiator or have
the letters FHE or the initials of their owners branded on their forehead.
Source C states ‘Slaves who were unable to tolerate their conditions assaulted their
owners.” This shows that slaves murdered or wounded their owners as a form of rebellion
as shown by Pliny the Younger when Larcius Macedo a praetor was killed by an anonymous
slave.
However source C does not mention that the consequences of harassment of a owner led
to death or torture to which owners would murder and crucifies a whole household of
slaves to express a lesson to their slaves and to fear monger them from not rebelling
against their masters again. This was shown by Pliny the Younger who expressed by the
command of the senate many slaves were to be murdered.
