This is a huge mischaracterization. Most people in the roman empire were free. Yes, they had slaves, but their economy was not based in slavery. In fact, part o

This is a huge mischaracterization. Most people in the roman empire were free. Yes, they had slaves, but their economy was not based in slavery. In fact, part of the reforms of Diocletian was to transform everyone into serfs, aka, proto-Feudalism. They walked backwards, not forward.