Receipt for girl reveals Roman slave secrets

The UK Telegraph - Science Section ^ | (Filed: 22/03/2003) | By David Derbyshire, Science Correspondent

[vannrox]

This is also a very interesting story.

[Democratshavenobrains]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!! I had no idea that there was slavery before the United States invented it in 1776. Surely now, the race-hucksters will be shamed into shutting up about American racism lol.

[Blue Screen of Death]

Great, now France is going to want reparations.

[Reeses]

The girl was bought by Vegetus, an assistant slave owned by Montanus, who in turn was owned by the emperor.

Considering we pay half our incomes to the empire our slave situation hasn't much improved. French maid or sports car, what to buy.

[Dog Gone]

I love a slave being named "Lucky."

[Tamzee]

Great, now France is going to want reparations.

Good one :-)

[Destro]

The Celts at the time of this girl's life were not French yet, nor Franks.

[Fiddlstix]

Bump

[Larry Lucido]

"It is unusual to find one with such clear engraving into the wood. The writer must have been very heavy-handed."

That's because of the notice at the bottom that said "Press hard, you are making 4 copies."

[bonesmccoy]

[429CJ]

I no for a fack that dis is a li.

Dais tood me n pubic skool dat slavery was supden dat
honkys did to black fooks only.

[PianoMan]

Didn't you know. All Romans were black. As well as all Greeks, Egyptians, Shakespeare, Newton, Beethoven...the claim they were "white" is a cover-up by The Man.

[429CJ]

"Didn't you know. All Romans were black. As well as all Greeks, Egyptians, Shakespeare, Newton, Beethoven...the claim they were "white" is a cover-up by The Man."

I tink it ess koul to tink about mi 4bearers flyen aroundt
dose peramids.

[speedy]

The coolest tribe were the Vandals. They were the ones who went around soaping windows and blowing up mailboxes.

[Cool Guy]

BUMP!

[GladesGuru]

Their descendants are flying around, and roosting on, the Dade County Court House even as I write.

[Neanderthal]

"I love a slave being named "Lucky."

Sounds like Vegetus got lucky.

[Neanderthal]

"The coolest tribe were the Vandals. They were the ones who went around soaping windows and blowing up mailboxes."

They were big on spray paint, too.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"The first evidence of Roman Britain's slave trade has been unearthed: a receipt for a young French girl bought for the equivalent price of a small sports car today."

There's giid news!

Things have actually gotten cheaper since then. These days you can buy a young French girl for the price of a good dinner.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"..giid..."?

What the hell does giid mean?