In China and India, slavery was for criminals, debtors, and prisoners. They only made up to 1% of the population in their own countries and sought to be a last resort of punishment to serve the wealthy. They were a show to all others of what not to do. This worked for India and China as examples to their masses.
The Greco-Roman civilization had a different use for slaves. No color, no creed, no foreign land was targeted. Any and all could be set into slavery, Greco-Romans created a use for such massive captured individuals. Romans integrated slaves as part if not the majority of the workforce to erect cities, theatres, be actors, play weights, artisans, etc. Romans used slaves as a "controlled group" of non-citizens during this time. From one city conquest alone, 55,000 slaves were incorporated into Roman society. The continual expansion of Rome brought forth millions of people into slavery, what to do with them all? The assignment of jobs this workforce was endless; from governmental development, accounting, to adornment design, and even in education, slaves became a commodity and an essential sign of status and wealth.
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