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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HeavenShallBurn" data-source="post: 3686148" data-attributes="member: 39593">Basically EVERY civilization of the classical period had slavery in one form or another.  Its a result of limitations of power source.  They had wind, water, and muscle, under those conditions slavery was simply necessary for them to achieve the surpluses and specialization that define a civilization.Like other posters look for examples in Rome, various Greek city-states especially Athens, Mesopotamia if you can find it.  Early China is another place but it can be hard to find decent information on.  If you're looking for less conventional systems there was slavery in the pre-Columbian Americas but that information is mostly in academic papers that are more difficult to find.  Also the Meso-American and South American forms of slavery were generally far more harsh than what you're looking for and had a tendency to end in sacrifice so it's probably not worth checking out before covering other bases.</blockquote>