Plebs and patricians were just some of the people who made up the Roman Hierarchy.
Different statuses were given to foreign residents who lived in the Empire, freed people who were once enslaved and people still in bondage.
Enslaved people, however, were worked to death by their enslavers, and a typical child born into slavery only had a life expectancy of 25 years. They toiled in mines, mills and agriculture settings. They were also put to work in households and the most elite families had hundreds of enslaved people.
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