| Physical description |
1 online resource (xii, 180 pages). |
| Series |
Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society ; volume 40. |
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HeinOnline slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law. |
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Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 40.
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Slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-173) and index. |
| Contents |
Greek slavery from Homer to the Persian wars -- From the Persian wars to Alexander: slave supply and slave numbers -- From the Persian wars to Alexander: slave employment and legal aspects of slavery -- From the Persian wars to Alexander: the social setting of polis slavery -- The eastern Mediterranean lands from Alexander to Augustus: the Delphic manumissions: slave origins, economic and legal approaches -- The eastern area from Alexander to Augustus: basic differences between pre-Greek and Greek slavery -- Slavery in Hellenistic Egypt: pharaonic tradition and Greek intrusions -- War and slavery in the West to 146 B.C. -- The Roman republic: praedial slavery, piracy, and slave revolts -- The later republic: the slave and the Roman familia -- The later republic: social and legal position of slaves -- Slavery under the Roman empire to Constantine the Great: sources and numbers of slaves -- The Roman Empire in the West: economic aspects of slavery -- Slavery under the Roman Empire: the provenance of slaves, how sold and prices paid -- The Roman Empire: living conditions and social life of slaves -- Imperial slaves and freedmen of the emperors: amelioration of slavery -- The moral implications of imperial slavery and the "decline" of ancient culture -- In the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire -- From Diocletian to Justinian: problems of slavery -- From Diocletian to Justinian: the eastern and the western developments -- From Diocletian to Justinian: leveling of position between free workers and slaves -- Upon slavery and Christianity -- Conclusion. |
| Notes |
Description based on PDF title page, viewed October 23, 2016. |
| Subject |
Slavery -- Greece.
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Slavery -- Rome.
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Electronic books. |
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