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The slave in Greece and Rome / John Andreau and Raymond Descat ; translated by Marion Leopold.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Andreau, Jean.
- Series:
- Wisconsin studies in classics
- Standardized Title:
- Esclave en Grèce et à Rome. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Enslaved persons--Greece--Social conditions.
- Enslaved persons.
- Enslaved persons--Rome--Social conditions.
- Slavery--Greece--History.
- Slavery.
- Social conditions.
- Greece.
- History.
- Slavery--Rome--History.
- Physical Description:
- v, 198 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, [2011]
- Summary:
- Jean Andreau and Raymond Descat break new ground in this comparative history of slavery in Greece and Rome. Focusing on slaves' economic role in society, their crucial contributions to Greek and Roman culture, and their daily and family lives, the authors examine the different ways in which slavery evolved in the two cultures. Accessible to both scholars and students, this book provides a detailed overview of the ancient evidence and the modern debates surrounding the vast and largely invisible populations of enslaved peoples in the classical world.
- Notes:
- Originally published in 2006 in France as Esclave en Grèce et à Rome.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780299283742
- 0299283747
- OCLC:
- 724663000
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