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The Roman Empire maintained penal colonies

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Historical and legal evidence confirms that the Roman Empire utilized penal labor systems, such as sentencing criminals and slaves to forced labor in mines (damnatio ad metalla).

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KARA ZESŁANIA NA PRZYMUSOWE PRACE W KOPALNI (‘DAMNATIO AD METALLA’) W PRAWIE RZYMSKIM

2023 · cited by 1

Paper [6] documents the Roman penal system of forced labor in mines (damnatio ad metalla) as a core punitive sanction for lower classes and slaves.

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Metals and Metalla

2013 · cited by 0

Paper [11] discusses Roman imperial mining operations (metalla) and the severe human cost associated with Rome's exploitation of provincial resources.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7701 Aug 2026

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