Temple owner: Give him the worst punishment ... The Roman Empire had many slaves, as well as citizens who were free men and women. They were often treated differently if they broke the law.

When charged with a crime in Republican Rome, such men had a choice concerning their fate. They could either remain in Rome and face possible conviction and punishment, or go into voluntary exile and ...

Greek historians reported castration as war punishment, and persistently linked the castration of young boys to sexual slavery. The ancient Greek ... often portrayed in Roman texts as being ...