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by WalterBright
1205 days ago
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> What's more likely is that freer societies are better able to harness the abilities of their inhabitants, and unlike slavery/serfdom based states, they don't have to deploy as many resources to defend against their own enslaved inhabitants. It's a triumph of a better organizational structure, not something inherent to human nature. I.e. a structure that fits human nature better, making it inherent. Rome's army consisted of free men, and they conquered everyone else. Slave armies have a poor track record when they come up against free men. |
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Rome relied heavily on slavery. Slaves were 20-30% of the population [1]. The slaves did the labor that allowed the free men to go fight and conquer others. It's not an example of a free society in the slightest.
1. https://byustudies.byu.edu/further-study-chart/6-4-estimated...