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Author : Sara Forsdyke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107032347
Recovers the voices, experiences and agency of enslaved people in ancient Greece.
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1984949721
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of slavery and debating its role in Greek society *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "A free man? There is no such thing! All men are slaves; some, slaves of money; some, of chance; others are forced, either by mass opinion, or the threatening law, to act against their nature." - Euripides, Hecuba Slavery was a universal and totally accepted feature of ancient Greek society, so much so that while the conditions under which slaves lived and worked varied considerably, many ordinary citizens kept at least one slave, often working alongside their owners, while larger commercial enterprises involved huge numbers, many of whom could rise to positions of authority and wealth. It was possible for some slaves to buy their freedom, while others lived and died in conditions of appalling brutality, notably in the silver mines at Laurium. The revenues from these mines paid for the fleet with which Athens defeated Xerxes and were the basis of the Attic owls, the four drachma coins that revolutionized the Athenian economy. The mines were often leased to contractors and worked by slaves and condemned criminals. The galleries averaged approximately three and a half feet in height, so most miners had to work on their hands and knees. Another specific group of slaves that suffered particularly brutal treatment was the pornai, slaves used in the brothels as prostitutes. While those sound like the conditions of slavery people are accustomed to hearing about in more modern times, other forms of slavery in Greece were quite unique, and perhaps fittingly, Sparta might have had the most unusual system of all. Sparta will forever be known for its military prowess, but the importance the Spartans placed upon being a warrior society meant their way of life was entirely dependent on a class of indentured servants known as the helots. The Spartans needed the helots to maintain the domestic front, but they also frequently brought helots to the battlefield with them, and they repeatedly had to turn their own hoplites on unruly helots to suppress potential rebellions. As this makes clear, however unpalatable it may be to modern historians who expound on the virtues of the Greek legacy to Western Civilization, it is indisputably the case that slavery constituted a central part of that legacy. Indeed, slavery underpinned to a large extent the very foundations of the classical Greek way of life. 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.
Author : Ben Akrigg,Rob Tordoff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781107008557
Greek comedy offers a unique insight into the reality of life as a slave, giving this disenfranchised group a 'voice'.
Author : Thomas E. J. Wiedemann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015004718535
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.
Author : Paulin Ismard
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674660076
Challenging the modern belief that democracy and bondage are incompatible, Paulin Ismard directs our attention to ancient Athens, where the functioning of civic government depended on skilled, knowledgeable experts who were literally public servants—slaves owned by the city-state rather than by private citizens.
Author : Kelly L. Wrenhaven
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780715638026
Although the importance of slavery to Greek society has long been recognised, most studies have primarily drawn upon representations of slaves as sources of evidence for the historical institution, while there has been little consideration of what the representations can tell us about how the Greeks perceived slaves and why. Although historical reality clearly played a part in the way slaves were represented, Reconstructing the Slave stresses that this was not the primary purpose of these images, which reveal more about how slave-owners perceived or wanted to perceive slaves than the reality of slavery. Through an examination of lexical, visual and literary representations of slaves, the book considers how the image of the slave was used to justify, reinforce and naturalize slavery in ancient Greece.
Author : Peter Hunt
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405188050
An exciting study of ancient slavery in Greece and Rome This book provides an introduction to pivotal issues in the study of classical (Greek and Roman) slavery. The span of topics is broad—ranging from everyday resistance to slavery to philosophical justifications of slavery, and from the process of enslavement to the decline of slavery after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The book uses a wide spectrum of types of evidence, and relies on concrete and vivid examples whenever possible. Introductory chapters provide historical context and a clear and concise discussion of the methodological difficulties of studying ancient slavery. The following chapters are organized around central topics in slave studies: enslavement, economics, politics, culture, sex and family life, manumission and ex-slaves, everyday conflict, revolts, representations, philosophy and law, and decline and legacy. Chapters open with general discussions of important scholarly controversies and the challenges of our ancient evidence, and case studies from the classical Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman periods provide detailed and concrete explorations of the issues. Organized by key themes in slave studies with in-depth classical case studies Emphasizes Greek/Roman comparisons and contrasts Features helpful customized maps Topics range from demography to philosophy, from Linear B through the fall of the empire in the west Features myriad types of evidence: literary, historical, legal and philosophical texts, the bible, papyri, epitaphs, lead letters, curse tablets, art, manumission inscriptions, and more Ancient Greek and Roman Slavery provides a general survey of classical slavery and is particularly appropriate for college courses on Greek and Roman slavery, on comparative slave societies, and on ancient social history. It will also be of great interest to history enthusiasts and scholars, especially those interested in slavery in different periods and societies.
Author : Fiona Macdonald
Publisher : The Salariya Book Company
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781909645264
This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as a slave in ancient Greece. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.
Author : David Eltis,Stanley L. Engerman,Keith R. Bradley,Paul Cartledge,Seymour Drescher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 777 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521840682
The various manifestations of coerced labour between the opening up of the Atlantic world and the formal creation of Haiti.
Author : Thomas Wiedemann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134970872
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.
Author : Chandima S. M. Wickramasinghe
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015062480382
The study of classical Greek slavery has been a major concern of historians since the nineteenth century. Considerable evidence is available both in classical literary texts and in inscriptions, and as a result there is now a sophisticated scholarly literature on the subject. Much less attention has been given to the forms of unfree labour that existed in historical Sri Lanka in the period before the arrival of colonial powers. Yet in Sri Lanka too there is evidence in literary texts and inscriptions. This book provides the historical overview, lacking hitherto, of unfree labour in historical Sri Lanka. Its comparative perspective illuminates through their similarities and differences the history of unfree labour in classical Greece as well as in Sri Lanka, leading to valuable insights also into Greek slavery. The book thus has much to offer the historian of ancient Greece as well as the historian of Sri Lanka.
Author : Deborah Kamen,C. W. Marshall
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299331900
Slavery and sexuality in the ancient world are well researched on their own, yet rarely have they been examined together. Chapters address a wealth of art, literature, and drama to explore a wide range of issues, including gendered power dynamics, sexual violence in slave revolts, same-sex relations between free and enslaved people, and the agency of assault victims.
Author : Yvon Garlan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002620370
Author : Page duBois
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226167893
Page duBois, a classicist known for her daring and originality, turns in this new book to one of the most troubling subjects in the study of antiquity: the indispensability of slaves in ancient Greece. DuBois argues that every object and text in the world of ancient Greece bears the marks of slavery and the need to reiterate the distinction between slave and free. And yet the ubiquity of slaves in ancient societies has been overlooked by scholars who idealize antiquity, misconstrued by those who view slavery through the lens of race, and obscured by the split between historical and philological approaches to the classics. DuBois begins her study by exploring the material culture of slavery, including how most museum exhibits erase the presence of slaves in the classical world. Shifting her focus to literature, she considers the place of slaves in Plato's Meno, Aristotle's Politics, Aesop's Fables, Aristophanes' Wasps, and Euripides' Orestes. She contends throughout that portraying the difference between slave and free as natural was pivotal to Greek concepts of selfhood and political freedom, and that scholars who idealize such concepts too often fail to recognize the role that slavery played in their articulation. Opening new lines of inquiry into ancient culture, Slaves and Other Objects will enlighten classicists and historians alike.
Author : Edward M. Harris,David M. Lewis,David Martin Lewis,Mark Woolmer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781107035881
Markets, Households and City-States in the Ancient Greek Economy brings together sixteen essays by leading scholars of the ancient Greek economy. The essays investigate the role of market-exchange in the economy of the ancient Greek world in the Classical and Hellenistic periods.