I haven’t researched this much, but i do know that there were no beds for the slaves, they were chained to the ground shoulder to shoulder, typically unclothed. a lot would vomit from seasickness, terror, or lack of nutrition, and a good portion of them died before getting to their destination.
that they would not accept the tax from the king
Italy is shaped like a boot that make it good location because a lot of cities were on the water, and cities were a perfect place to sell or trade goods. Hope it help!
The only one would have to be Religious Tolerance