Roman slavery and the man who started the First World War

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🗓️ 22 May 2014

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Jerry Toner discusses the lives of slaves in Ancient Rome, while Tim Butcher explores the life of Gavrilo Princip, killer of Franz Ferdinand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.2	but I think if we went back to the ancient world, we would be shocked at the level of daily brutality that could exist.
0:54.0	That was Jerry Toner talking about the treatment of slaves brutality that could exist.
0:58.1	That was Gerry Toner talking about the treatment of slaves in the Roman era.
1:02.7	You see a man who has got plenty of reason to take a gun out and shoot.
1:04.3	He is dirt poor.
1:07.2	He is a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
1:09.4	Does he have any rights? Almost none.
1:12.5	And that was Tim Butcher, author of a new biography of Gabriolo Prince.
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