Guest spartacus Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Which countries were valued as having the best people for slaves? Which nationalities were priced higher than another? Would, say a young slave be more valuable than, say, an older, educated slave? What sort of prices were put on slaves at market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longbow Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I would willingly pay top dollar for a nice HOT babe .lol. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Thanks Longbow for your input! Very informative! I take it by your answer you have not got a clue? ( as for the babe, I would prefer a younger version of Kim Basinger ) Hopefully the post may generate a more serious debate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 The price for a male slave in Rome at the time of Augustus has been quoted at 500 denarii. A female could go for as much as 6,000 denarii. One recorded price in Pompeii at 79 AD indicates that a slave sold for 2,500 sestertii or 625 denarii. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Not that cheap then PP! Who is your source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Pompeii's numbers are a preserved inscription. Other statistics, of which these are just a small representation are available in numerous forms. These in particular come from 'Greek and Roman Slavery' by Thomas Wiedemann. (assuming I remember correctly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longbow Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Thanks Longbow for your input! Very informative! I take it by your answer you have not got a clue? ( as for the babe, I would prefer a younger version of Kim Basinger ) Hopefully the post may generate a more serious debate! your welcome :sniper: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skel Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 hey about ho wmuch is a denarii worth in today society? american dollars if you will?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Son_of_Belial Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 I think I can answer that question. In Augustan Rome they made 84 denarii from a pound of silver according to Pliny. At the time of typing a pound of silver is worth ~USD$113.97 (Converter). Divide that by 84 and a denarius is therefore worth ~USD$1.36. Multiply that by 6,000 and your slave-girl will cost you ~USD$8,160. Pretty expensive though, and that's not taking inflation into account! With inflation you need to do the math with the world-wide currency arbiter; gold. Now we know that 40 aurea were minted from a pound of gold. On today's market (at the time of typing) a pound of gold will cost you exactly USD$6,843.31. If we divide that figure by 40 we get ~USD$171.08 for one aureus. Now if one aureus is worth 25 denarii that values one denarius, taking inflation into account at ~USD$6.84. Multiply that by 6,000 and your slave-girl, going by today's standards, would cost you ~USD$41,040! What all this basically means is that if you were to go back in time and buy a slave-girl she'd cost you about USD$8,000. However, to an Augustan Roman, that price engenders roughly the same reaction that we'd give to a price-tag of about USD$40,000. It doesn't seem so expensive to us, but to them that's a fair whack. I hope this has been of assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompeius magnus Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 If I had my pick, I would choose a nice strong Gaulic man, with a wife to produce many children for slaves, the Gauls were incredibly strong and for the most part loyal, and boy could they produce children. If the romans had their ability, then Rome would have never died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Son_of_Belial Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 OK, but imagine the price of your Gallic couple?! You'd be paying something nearing 15,000 denarii for the pair, and how do you know that the wife isn't barren or that he's shooting blanks? Factor infant mortality rates into the equation, that's a risky investment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompeius magnus Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 not if you sack their village and slaughter everyone that is useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanicus Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 touche PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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