The first Romans only condemned criminals to this example: but they af… — Essays

Essays — Michel de Montaigne

The first Romans only condemned criminals to this example: but they afterwards employed innocent slaves in the work, and even freemen too, who sold themselves to this purpose, nay, moreover, senators and knights of Rome, and also women:

Place: CHAPTER XXIII · ¶3331
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