Classical Slavery

by Moses I. Finley (Editor)

Overview

Slavery in Greece and Rome has always prompted comparisons with that of more recent history. This volume includes discussions of the relationship between war, piracy and slavery, early abolitionist movements as well as the supply and domestic aspects of slavery in these ancient societies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317792048
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Series:	Routledge Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

M. I. Finley

Table of Contents

Foreword, Walter Scheidel; Preface, C.R. Whittaker; Chapter 1 Moses Finley on Slavery: A Personal Note, Arnaldo Momigliano; Chapter 2 War, Piracy and Slavery in the Greek World, Yvon Garlan, Marie-Jo Roy; Chapter 3 Aristotle and the Anonymous Opponents of Slavery, Giuseppe Cambiano, Mario Di Gregorio; Chapter 4 On the Roman Slave Supply and Slavebreeding, K.R. Bradley; Chapter 5 Slavery and the Roman Family, Richard Saller; Chapter 6 Circe’s Pigs: From Slavery to Serfdom in the Later Roman World, C.R. Whittaker;