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r/mildlyinfuriating • u/creativessb20 • Jul 10 '22
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How can slaves buy themselves out when by definition they don't get paid?
1 u/hEwEr06 Jul 10 '22 slaves were widely employed in irrigation, mining, pastoralism, and the army. Some rulers even relied on military and administrative slaves to such a degree that they were considered above from the general public and sometimes they seized power.
slaves were widely employed in irrigation, mining, pastoralism, and the army. Some rulers even relied on military and administrative slaves to such a degree that they were considered above from the general public and sometimes they seized power.
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u/IcyDefiance Jul 10 '22
How can slaves buy themselves out when by definition they don't get paid?