Plautus and Roman slavery / by Roberta L. Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Roberta, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--Rome--History.

Slavery.

Slavery in literature.

Enslaved persons--Rome.

Enslaved persons.

Plautus, Titus Maccius--Characters--Slaves.

Plautus, Titus Maccius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book studies a crucial phase in the history of Roman slavery, beginning with the transition to chattel slavery in the third century bce and ending with antiquity's first large-scale slave rebellion in the 130s bce. Slavery is a relationship of power, and to study slavery - and not simply masters or slaves - we need to see the interactions of individuals who speak to each other, a rare kind of evidence from the ancient world.Plautus' comedies could be our most reliable source for reconstructing the lives of slaves in ancient Rome. By reading literature alongside the historic

Contents:

Plautus and Roman Slavery; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: Human Property; 2: Enslavement, or "Seasoning" Slaves; 3: Violence, Private and Communal; 4: Release from Slavery; 5: The Problem of Action; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-118-52414-4

1-280-58661-3

9786613616449

1-118-27409-1

OCLC:

782918797