However, this doesn’t appear to be entirely true. One difference that the number of slaves made to Roman society was that this trade was a conduit for transmission of culture. The clearest example of this is in Roman fascination with Greek culture, which was shown in terms of education earlier in this essay. Outside of the Graeco-Roman world, there were still traces of Slaves from all over the Empires vast expanse, impacting Imperial culture. The original religions of slaves appear to follow them in Italy, with cults cropping up with the mixing of gods. The most prominent example of this is the Mithraic cult. The exact origins are heavily disputed, and though this was considered to be a soldiers religion, it has been argued that it was “brought by slaves to seaport towns.” The influence of the Mithraic cult was not small, and showed significant spread though Rome. This illustrates that with such a significant movement of people, there was also a brining of culture which was slowly picked up by the Romans and added into Imperial life. To some extent, perhaps there is a decay of the idea of “Roman-ness” as these outlying cultures began to seep into Roman Society. Greek thought was being taught to the youth, and eastern Religions began to grow in popularity. Though it was most likely not known to them, slaves were directly influencing Roman
However, this doesn’t appear to be entirely true. One difference that the number of slaves made to Roman society was that this trade was a conduit for transmission of culture. The clearest example of this is in Roman fascination with Greek culture, which was shown in terms of education earlier in this essay. Outside of the Graeco-Roman world, there were still traces of Slaves from all over the Empires vast expanse, impacting Imperial culture. The original religions of slaves appear to follow them in Italy, with cults cropping up with the mixing of gods. The most prominent example of this is the Mithraic cult. The exact origins are heavily disputed, and though this was considered to be a soldiers religion, it has been argued that it was “brought by slaves to seaport towns.” The influence of the Mithraic cult was not small, and showed significant spread though Rome. This illustrates that with such a significant movement of people, there was also a brining of culture which was slowly picked up by the Romans and added into Imperial life. To some extent, perhaps there is a decay of the idea of “Roman-ness” as these outlying cultures began to seep into Roman Society. Greek thought was being taught to the youth, and eastern Religions began to grow in popularity. Though it was most likely not known to them, slaves were directly influencing Roman