Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Rome - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Rome write by Zvi Yavetz. This book was released on 1988-01-01. Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Rome available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Enormous numbers of slaves were absorbed into Roman society from the third century B.C. onwards. Mainly enslaved prisoners of war, they transformed the quality of life in the Roman Empire beyond recognition. In this anthology the author offers a complete collection of Greek and Latin sources in an English translation which deal with the great slave rebellions in the second and first centuries B.C. In a postscript Zvi Yavetz surveys the controversy on slaves and slavery from the French Revolution to our own days, with an emphasis on the debate between Marxists and non-Marxists. The book is intended for specialists and generalists alike, including those who have had no previous classical education, but could after delving in sources concern themselves with one of the most intriguing problems in world history. Zvi Yavetz holds the Lessing Chair of Roman History at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and is distinguished visiting professor at Queens College of the City University of New York. He is the author of many books in Hebrew, French and German on Roman history among which are Julius Caesar and His Public Image and Plebs and Princips.
Slavery in the Roman World
Slavery in the Roman World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Slavery in the Roman World write by Sandra R. Joshel. This book was released on 2010-08-16. Slavery in the Roman World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A lively and comprehensive overview of Roman slavery, ideal for introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Slavery in the Late Roman World, AD 275–425
Slavery in the Late Roman World, AD 275–425 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Slavery in the Late Roman World, AD 275–425 write by Kyle Harper. This book was released on 2011-05-12. Slavery in the Late Roman World, AD 275–425 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Capitalizing on the rich historical record of late antiquity, and employing sophisticated methodologies from social and economic history, this book reinterprets the end of Roman slavery. Kyle Harper challenges traditional interpretations of a transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages, arguing instead that a deep divide runs through 'late antiquity', separating the Roman slave system from its early medieval successors. In the process, he covers the economic, social and institutional dimensions of ancient slavery and presents the most comprehensive analytical treatment of a pre-modern slave system now available. By scouring the late antique record, he has uncovered a wealth of new material, providing fresh insights into the ancient slave system, including slavery's role in agriculture and textile production, its relation to sexual exploitation, and the dynamics of social honor. By demonstrating the vitality of slavery into the later Roman empire, the author shows that Christianity triumphed amidst a genuine slave society.
Slavery and Society at Rome
Slavery and Society at Rome - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Slavery and Society at Rome write by Keith Bradley. This book was released on 1994-10-13. Slavery and Society at Rome available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book, first published in 1994, is concerned with discovering what it was like to be a slave in the classical Roman world, and with revealing the impact the institution of slavery made on Roman society at large. It shows how and in what sense Rome was a slave society through much of its history, considers how the Romans procured their slaves, discusses the work roles slaves fulfilled and the material conditions under which they spent their lives, investigates how slaves responded to and resisted slavery, and reveals how slavery, as an institution, became more and more oppressive over time under the impact of philosophical and religious teaching. The book stresses the harsh realities of life in slavery and the way in which slavery was an integral part of Roman civilisation.
The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Economy
The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Economy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Economy write by Walter Scheidel. This book was released on 2012-11-08. The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Economy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Thanks to its exceptional size and duration, the Roman Empire offers one of the best opportunities to study economic development in the context of an agrarian world empire. This volume, which is organised thematically, provides a sophisticated introduction to and assessment of all aspects of its economic life.
