Could Rome have survived without Slaves?

Could Rome have risen to power without slavery?
     Slavery has appeared all over the world. Many thriving countries in history had slavery as their largest work force. Most of Rome’s labor was supplied by slaves who were forced into work. Slaves were pretty important to the success of the Roman Empire. This questions the fact whether or not Rome could have survived without slaves. Without slaves, the Roman Empire could not have risen to power.
     Slaves were forced to do much of the work that the masters of the slaves did not want to do. These kinds of jobs included cleaning the house, i.e. scrubbing the floors, etc., and setting up for parties that their owners were throwing. ("Ancient History Sourcebook: Slavery in the Roman Republic." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. . http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/ancient/slavery-romrep1.html)
     Early in the Roman Monarchy, Rome gathered slaves primarily through wartime victories. The defeated people were brought back to the Italian peninsula and sold into slavery. So, conquered people were the main source for slaves. These numbers couldn’t keep up to the amount of slaves that Rome desired. Therefore, offspring to these conquered slaves as well. It was up to the mother to decide whether the child should be born into slavery, regardless of the status of the father. This is how heredity provided most of the slave population, especially during peacetime. Poverty also provided many slaves. Parents often sold children into slavery when they no longer had the funds to support their family. Men would sometimes even sell their wives into slavery when faced with poverty. ("KET DL | Latin Literature | Mores | Miscellaneous." KET Distance Learning Overview - HOMEPAGE - Welcome! Web. 31 Mar. 2010. . http://www.dl.ket.org/latinlit/mores/slaves/origin.htm)