by
Valdeepl
» 23 Sep 2014, 16:10
Actualy Slaves comes from Slavs, Slavians. Vikings were raiding todays east Poland, Ukraine and Russia, to kidnap and sell people to Byzantine Empire traders... Not sure what it has to do with colonial age.
It was a tradition, to spare the life of a yelding opponent, in exchange, he was a rab, worker, for the life. He was allowed to take wife and have kids, both were free. Many times they were given the freedom back. That how it was in Slavic countries, not sure about your "civilised" Roman empire