Slavery in Rome Total War

**nightcrawlerblue** · 09-08-2004, 14:31

This could add a whole new dimension to the game actually.

You could add momentum (will to fight) as a new factor. I mean, if you enslave a town that had these soldiers' wives and children in it, they'll fight a lot harder and a lot longer to kill you.

So you could enslave a town for some money but if you do that then there's a large chance that the next battle you start against that enemy is not going to be so easy.

**Maedhros** · 09-11-2004, 19:51

If you enslave the pop, and half are sent to your cities, maybe the other half remain to hold down the existing city while Roman colonists move in to give orders.

Are the ones you send back sold at auction, or? sent to work on your personal lands? Fast money or slow money

We should be also becareful, I'm sure they left open a "slave revolt" option.

The more slaves you take probably increases this risk, and makes for bigger revolts.

**Leet Eriksson** · 09-11-2004, 23:39

There is mention of slave units in the Unit list in barkhorns thread....

Either they are real slave units, or slavic units..

**Steppe Merc** · 09-12-2004, 00:35

I don't think the Slavs were around at this time....

**Longshanks** · 09-12-2004, 04:23

Originally Posted by Steppe Merc

I don't think the Slavs were around at this time....

The Slavs were around, they were known as the Veneds at the time. IIRC they were living in parts of Poland and the Baltics during the game's timeframe. They were far from the borders with Rome of course.

**lars573** · 09-12-2004, 04:38

The slavs IIRC came into being after the huns tore threw the area of the russian steppes in the 5th century. The hunnic invasion by the way that caused large numbers of germans and goths to move into the roman empire and weaken the western half fatally. I'm not sure what caused the slavs and the Magyar/Ungyar to migrate out of the Russian steppes they did, in the dark ages.

As for slavery in RTW it was far to prevalent in the ancient world not to be included. Hell greek and roman civilization were built by slave labour.

**d6veteran** · 09-13-2004, 20:45

Roman Legionnaires received a portion of the profits from selling captured enemy into slavery. A veteran Legionnary depended on that extra income for a comfortable retirement. You can guess the effect this had on morale as well.