What was the role of enslaved people (slaves) in the Roman Republic? WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST
a
acted as servants - were considered citizens - worked in mines and on farms
b
fought in the military - fought as gladiators - owned farms and businesses.
c
most were prisoners of war - worked in mines and on farms - fought as gladiators - expensive to keep - no legal rights - not citizens
d
owned businesses - farmed - worked in mines

Explanation:

Slavery in ancient Rome played an important role in society and the economy. Besides manual labour, slaves performed many domestic services and might be employed at highly skilled jobs and professions. ... Slaves were considered property under Roman law and had no legal personhood. Most slaves would never be freed.One major source of slaves had been Roman military expansion during the Republic. The use of former enemy soldiers as slaves led perhaps inevitably to a series of en masse armed rebellions, the Servile Wars, the last of which was led by Spartacus. During the Pax Romana of the early Roman Empire (1st–2nd centuries  AD), the emphasis was placed on maintaining stability, and the lack of new territorial conquests dried up this supply line of human trafficking. To maintain an enslaved workforce, increased legal restrictions on freeing slaves were put into place. Escaped slaves would be hunted down and returned (often for a reward). There were also many cases of poor people selling their children to richer neighbours as slaves in times of hardship.