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Four sisters in Ancient Rome - Ray Laurence

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How did the young, wealthy women of Ancient Rome spend their days? Meet Domitia and her sister Domitia and her sister Domitia and her sister Domitia. Ray Laurence sketches the domestic life of leisure that these young girls lived, despite little recorded information on women from this otherwise well-documented era.

Did you know that slaves were a part of the lives of wealthy Romans? In a few sentences, explain how the slave industry functioned in Ancient Rome.

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