Slavery was much more prominent in the Greco-Roman civilization than in India or China because China and India did not depend economically on slaves to perform most agricultural or manufacturing work. In China slavery did not become a major source of labor while in India, the law encouraged slaves to be given their freedom. India too did not depend economically on slavery instead most work was performed by lower Caste people. The two groups had other lesser class people to perform the work.
The Greco-Roman civilization was based on slavery. They often enslaved people after battles and conquests. They did not enslave based on a certain race. Greco-Romans enslaved Egyptian, Syrian, Jew, Greek, Gaul, North African and other people. During a time Roman society had enslaved 2 to 3 million slaves or approximately 33 to 40 % of its population.
Its surprising to read that this practice was not as wide spread until the Societies of the Caribbean, Brazil, and southern United States 1,500 to 1,800 years later. It seems history was repeating itself to its own demise.
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