During the Roman Empire, slavery was based on the idea of biological inferiority of people made part of the empire by conquest.

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Roman slavery was not primarily based on the idea of biological inferiority but rather on conquest, debt, birth, or punishment. People from various ethnic backgrounds could become slaves, and their status was not inherently linked to race or ethnicity.

During the Roman Empire, Slavery Was Based on the Idea