{"product_id":"greek-and-roman-slaveries-isbn-9781118969298","title":"Greek and Roman Slaveries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreek and Roman Slaveries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlavery was foundational to Greek and Roman societies, affecting nearly all of their economic, social, political, and cultural practices. \u003ci\u003eGreek and Roman Slaveries\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich collection of literary, epigraphic, papyrological, and archaeological sources, including many unfamiliar ones. This sourcebook ranges chronologically from the archaic period to late antiquity, covering the whole of the Mediterranean, the Near East, and temperate Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will find an interactive and user-friendly engagement with past scholarship and new research agendas that focuses particularly on the agency of ancient slaves, the processes in which slavery was inscribed, the changing history of slavery in antiquity, and the comparative study of ancient slaveries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for undergraduate and graduate students taking courses on ancient slavery, as well as courses on slavery more generally, this sourcebook's questions, cross-references, and bibliographies encourage an analytical and interactive approach to the various economic, social, and political processes and contexts in which slavery was employed while acknowledging the agency of enslaved persons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Maps ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote to the Reader xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Is Slavery? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Studying Slavery: The Variety of Evidence and Its Interpretative Challenges 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Living with Slavery and Its Consequences 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Slaving Strategies 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Masters and Slaves 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Free and Slave 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Enslaved Persons and Their Communities 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Slavery and the Wider World 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Experiencing and Resisting Enslavement 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 After Slavery: Manumission, Freedmen, and Freedwomen 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Slavery and Historical Change 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Comparing Ancient Slaveries 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Passages Cited 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Places and Peoples 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThematic Index 376\u003c\/p\u003e \"The [volume] is ambitious and wide-ranging and often surprising... This collation is a significant work of scholarship in itself... a provoking (in a good sense) collection and a valuable resource. I will use it and make sure that my students can access it.\"  (\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e)  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEftychia Bathrellou\u003c\/b\u003e is Researcher at the Centre for Classical Studies at the University of Lisbon (CEC-FLUL). She is the author of articles on Greek comedy, particularly the Athenian poet Menander, and on representations of slaves and slavery in Greek drama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKostas Vlassopoulos\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Ancient History at the University of Crete. His research is focused on the study of ancient slavery, ancient globalization, intercultural relations, political thought, historiography, and comparative history.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlavery was foundational to Greek and Roman societies, affecting nearly all of their economic, social, political, and cultural practices. \u003ci\u003eGreek and Roman Slaveries\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich collection of literary, epigraphic, papyrological, and archaeological sources, including many unfamiliar ones. This sourcebook ranges chronologically from the archaic period to late antiquity, covering the whole of the Mediterranean, the Near East, and temperate Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will find an interactive and user-friendly engagement with past scholarship and new research agendas that focuses particularly on the agency of ancient slaves, the processes in which slavery was inscribed, the changing history of slavery in antiquity, and the comparative study of ancient slaveries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for undergraduate and graduate students taking courses on ancient slavery, as well as courses on slavery more generally, this sourcebook’s questions, cross-references, and bibliographies encourage an analytical and interactive approach to the various economic, social, and political processes and contexts in which slavery was employed while acknowledging the agency of enslaved persons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989310456037,"sku":"NP9781118969298","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118969298.jpg?v=1761783618","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/greek-and-roman-slaveries-isbn-9781118969298","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}