Magic? Murder? Rebellion?: Slave Resistance in Ancient Rome

Slaves made up a very large part of the population in ancient Rome, and there were many masters who mistreated them.
But slaves could only take so much, and they were often resourceful. When they resisted their masters’ abuse they sometimes resorted to magic, and in extreme cases they took lives – their own or those of their masters.
In this book the reader will find the different kinds of resistance that slaves engaged in, supported by ancient letters, laws, and many other sources in translation.