The Cambridge world history of slavery. Volume 1, The ancient Mediterranean world / edited by Keith Bradley, Paul Cartledge.

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306.3620936
Title
The Cambridge world history of slavery. edited by Keith Bradley, Paul Cartledge.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 620 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).
Contents
Slavery in the ancient Near East / Slaves in Greek literary culture / Classical Athens / The Helots: a contemporary review / Slavery and economy in the Greek world / The slave supply in classical Greece / Slavery and the Greek family / Resistance among chattel slaves in the classical Greek world / Archaeology and Greek slavery / Slavery in the Hellenistic world / Slavery and Roman literary culture / Slavery in the Roman Republic / Slavery under the Principate / The Roman slave supply / Slave labour and Roman society / Slavery and the Roman family / Resisting slavery at Rome / Slavery and Roman material culture / Slavery and Roman law / Slavery and the Jews / Slavery and the rise of Christianity / Slavery in the late Roman world /
Summary
Volume 1 in the new Cambridge World History of Slavery surveys the history of slavery in the ancient Mediterranean world. Although chapters are devoted to the ancient Near East and the Jews, its principal concern is with the societies of ancient Greece and Rome. These are often considered as the first examples in world history of genuine slave societies because of the widespread prevalence of chattel slavery, which is argued to have been a cultural manifestation of the ubiquitous violence in societies typified by incessant warfare. There was never any sustained opposition to slavery, and the new religion of Christianity probably reinforced rather than challenged its existence. In twenty-two chapters, leading scholars explore the centrality of slavery in ancient Mediterranean life using a wide range of textual and material evidence. Non-specialist readers in particular will find the volume an accessible account of the early history of this crucial phenomenon.
Added Author
Bradley, K. R. 1946- editor.
Cartledge, Paul, editor.
Subject
Slave trade Mediterranean Region History To 1500.
Slavery Mediterranean Region History To 1500.
Mediterranean Region History To 476.
Multimedia
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Summary
Volume 1 in the new Cambridge World History of Slavery surveys the history of slavery in the ancient Mediterranean world. Although chapters are devoted to the ancient Near East and the Jews, its principal concern is with the societies of ancient Greece and Rome. These are often considered as the first examples in world history of genuine slave societies because of the widespread prevalence of chattel slavery, which is argued to have been a cultural manifestation of the ubiquitous violence in societies typified by incessant warfare. There was never any sustained opposition to slavery, and the new religion of Christianity probably reinforced rather than challenged its existence. In twenty-two chapters, leading scholars explore the centrality of slavery in ancient Mediterranean life using a wide range of textual and material evidence. Non-specialist readers in particular will find the volume an accessible account of the early history of this crucial phenomenon.
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).
Contents
Slavery in the ancient Near East / Slaves in Greek literary culture / Classical Athens / The Helots: a contemporary review / Slavery and economy in the Greek world / The slave supply in classical Greece / Slavery and the Greek family / Resistance among chattel slaves in the classical Greek world / Archaeology and Greek slavery / Slavery in the Hellenistic world / Slavery and Roman literary culture / Slavery in the Roman Republic / Slavery under the Principate / The Roman slave supply / Slave labour and Roman society / Slavery and the Roman family / Resisting slavery at Rome / Slavery and Roman material culture / Slavery and Roman law / Slavery and the Jews / Slavery and the rise of Christianity / Slavery in the late Roman world /
Subject
Slave trade Mediterranean Region History To 1500.
Slavery Mediterranean Region History To 1500.
Mediterranean Region History To 476.
Multimedia