Archaeologists unearth ‘most shocking example of Roman slavery’ at Pompeii

Cramped bakery with barred windows believed to be where enslaved people were forced to work

A bakery where enslaved people were imprisoned and exploited to produce bread has been discovered in the ruins of Pompeii in what has been described as the most shocking example of slavery in the ancient Roman city.

The cramped bakery with small windows barred with iron was part of a home that emerged during excavations in the Regio IX area of the Pompeii archaeological park in southern Italy.