I think a comparison with someone living as a citizen of the Roman empire is much more apt. Check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_economy https://en.

I think a comparison with someone living as a citizen of the Roman empire is much more apt. Check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_economy Of course they had slaves, but then so did we..