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Question: How or when did the Romans start to obtain Greek slaves!?
Was it before and during the Republic, or during the Empire!? also, did they ever enslave Athenian Greeks!?

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The Romans conquered Greece in 196 BC, during the Republic era!. After that, educated Greeks were brought to Rome as engineers, rhetoricians, and tutors!. Athenians were highly sought as teachers due to their reputation in philosophy!.

Don't forget, many Greeks lived in Italy, in the southern regions known as "Magna Graecia"Www@QuestionHome@Com

After the Republic, it was after the Early Empire expanded into Empire!. Before the third century B!.C!. is when they started to have slaves!.Www@QuestionHome@Com