1st Edition

Classical Slavery

Edited By Moses I. Finley Copyright 1987
    276 Pages
    by Routledge

    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    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;

    Biography

    M. I. Finley