The Sassanids (Empire Divided) City Centre Level 3

Slave Auctioneer

The world is carried on backs sold to the highest bidder.

Slavery was everywhere in the ancient world. Slaves were bought and traded in every town and city, their status the result of wars, kidnap, birth, poverty, or criminality. From fields to the mightiest of temples, slavery was the engine that drove everything. Interestingly, no group, nationality or tribe was considered to be automatically worthy of enslavement. Misfortune could be visited equally on almost anyone. Slaves were rarely used in battle, and so the image of slaves chained to the oars of warships is largely a product of Hollywood cinema history. Rowing required skill, not just a strong back. And only the most desperate of masters would ever give their slaves weapons and permission to kill...

Effects

250 wealth from farming (agriculture) (this_building)
+20% wealth from agriculture (regions_in_this_province)
+20% wealth from industry (regions_in_this_province)
-8 public order per turn (squalor) (this_province)
[NOT DISPLAYED] Drives the road levels between settlements (this_region)
Reduces slave population decline (this_province)
+50% wealth generated by slaves (this_province)

Provides Garrison Army

No Garrison Units

Recruitable Units

No Recruitable Units

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