John talks about the Atlantic Slave Trade and descibes its process and conditions slaves underwent on boats and their life on farms and plantations in the Americas.

Mary Beard analyzes the writing on an old tombstone and uses it to understand the life of a civilian from ancient Rome.

In the 18th and 19th century, slaves were kept in a small town in Dakar, Senegal waiting to be shipped off to the new world.

Mary Beard and Marine Archaeologist Jeff Royal analyze fragments from Roman war ships and learn how each part benefited the Romans in battle against Carthage.

An African man is kidnapped by his own people and sent to Europe to be sold as a slave.