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Greek and Roman Slavery brings together fresh English translations of 243 texts and inscriptions on slavery from fifth and fourth century Greece and Rome. The material is arranged thematically, offering the reader a comprehensive review of the idea and practice of slavery in ancient civilization. In addition, a thorough bibliography for each chapter, as well as an extensive index, make this a valuable source for scholars and students.
Greek and Roman Slavery brings together fresh English translations of 243 texts and inscriptions on slavery from fifth and fourth century Greece and Rome. The material is arranged thematically, offering the reader a comprehensive review of the idea and practice of slavery in ancient civilization. In addition, a thorough bibliography for each chapter, as well as an extensive index, make this a valuable source for scholars and students.
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Both Greeks and Romans assigned their slaves a legal position which clearly separated them from other, 'free', members of the community. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
distribution towers, rural slaves, been manumitted, public slaves, bad slave, agricultural slaves, urban slaves, slave war, ancient slavery Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pliny the Elder, Senate Recommendation, Natural History, Constantine Porphyrogenitus, Lex Aelia Sentia, Diodorus Siculus, Dio Cassius, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Jesus Christ, The Householder, Achilles Tatius, Chief Herdsman, Claudius Philetus, Constitution of Athens, Divine Emperor Hadrian, Sextus Pompeius, The August Emperor Constantine, Valerius Maximus, Attic Nights, Dio Chrysostom, Divine Augustus, Fouilles de Delphes, Twelve Tables, Vestal Virgins New!
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Both Greeks and Romans assigned their slaves a legal position which clearly separated them from other, 'free', members of the community. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
distribution towers, rural slaves, been manumitted, public slaves, bad slave, agricultural slaves, urban slaves, slave war, ancient slavery Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pliny the Elder, Senate Recommendation, Natural History, Constantine Porphyrogenitus, Lex Aelia Sentia, Diodorus Siculus, Dio Cassius, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Jesus Christ, The Householder, Achilles Tatius, Chief Herdsman, Claudius Philetus, Constitution of Athens, Divine Emperor Hadrian, Sextus Pompeius, The August Emperor Constantine, Valerius Maximus, Attic Nights, Dio Chrysostom, Divine Augustus, Fouilles de Delphes, Twelve Tables, Vestal Virgins New!
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- Ancient Slavery and the Ideal of Man by Joseph Vogt in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Ancient Greece (History As Evidence) by John Ellis Jones in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Ecstatic Religion: A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession by I.M. Lewis on page 195, and Back Matter
- The Civil Wars (Penguin Classics) by Appian on page 133, and page 236
- The Law of Athens: The Family and Property by A. R. W. Harrison in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Conflict and Community in Corinth: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians by Ben Witherington III on 4 pages
- Slaves In The New Testament: Literary, Social And Moral Dimensions by James Albert Harrill in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Roman World 44 BC-AD 180 (Routledge History of the Ancient World) by Martin Goodman in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Roman World 44 BC-AD 180 (Routledge History of the Ancient World) by Martin Goodman in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Shame and Necessity (Sather Classical Lectures, Vol 57) by Bernard Williams in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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