i loved how the royals would have sex while their slaves watched; really shows what they thought of the slaves
being a roman slave>>>>>>being a southern slave

One part that really struck me was when pompey was talking to his slaves about his woes and then he turns to the slave and says "How easy it is to be a slave and not have to think" as if he was talking to a dog or something.
Aslo when they are about to return home from war and one of the soldiers turns to the other and warns him that his wife might have lost weight as if it were a bad thing.