Classical Slavery / Edition 1

by Moses I. Finley

Overview

Slavery in Greece and Rome has always prompted comparisons with that of more recent history. This volume includes discussions of the relationship between war, piracy and slavery, early abolitionist movements as well as the supply and domestic aspects of slavery in these ancient societies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714633206
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/31/1987
Series:	Routledge Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures , #7
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword, Walter Scheidel; Preface, C.R. Whittaker; Chapter 1 Moses Finley on Slavery: A Personal Note, Arnaldo Momigliano; Chapter 2 War, Piracy and Slavery in the Greek World, Yvon Garlan, Marie-Jo Roy; Chapter 3 Aristotle and the Anonymous Opponents of Slavery, Giuseppe Cambiano, Mario Di Gregorio; Chapter 4 On the Roman Slave Supply and Slavebreeding, K.R. Bradley; Chapter 5 Slavery and the Roman Family, Richard Saller; Chapter 6 Circe’s Pigs: From Slavery to Serfdom in the Later Roman World, C.R. Whittaker;