Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times ...

Following the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807 ... said they were approached about the sculpture in March and said they did not think the Dockyard was a suitable location for the ...

The sculpture shows three figures – a shackled female slave, an officer from the West Africa Squadron and a freed slave A statue celebrating members of the Royal Navy who helped to end the ...

and the city's naval dockyard but none have been able to accept the sculpture. Mr Kemp said the authorities' decision to reject the memorial was "very disappointing". Following the abolition of the ...