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Slavery in the Greek city-states has held a foundational role in the modern study of global slavery. Moses Finley, an influential ancient historian, coined the famous distinction between “societies with slaves,” where slaves are few and slavery plays a limited economic role, and “slave societies,” where slavery constitutes a dominant ...
13 Νοε 1996 · This study asks how slavery was viewed by leading Greek and Roman thinkers. It draws on a wide range of sources, pagan, Jewish and Christian, over ten centuries, to present attitudes to slavery ranging from critiques to justifications. Includes excerpts from primary sources.
scale slave revolts in Ancient Greece, and all of them are of a comparatively late date. This work will examine what we know about these revolts in orde. to understand why they came about and, by implication, why there were not more of them. To attain better underst.
slavery described in these (almost entirely Athenian) sources is then contrasted with the notably different Greek slave systems, chiefly Sparta and sometimes Gortyn (see especially 41–7), about which we have enough evidence to say much of substance.
In this book Sara Forsdyke uncovers the wide range of experiences of slaves and focuses on their own perspectives, rather than those of their owners, giving a voice to a group that is often rendered silent by the historical record.
Slavery in Ancient Greece: The History of Slaves across the Greek City-States examines the different ways people were enslaved in Greece, and what the Ancient Greeks wrote about slavery. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about slavery in Greece like never before.
this intriguing complexity can been grasped by the following sample of a few aspects of slavery in ancient Greece that may be surprising to some. Slavery was not primarily based on notions of racial difference, and the Greeks enslaved their fellow Greeks, along with other ethnic groups.
