Description
Jean Andreau and Raymond Descat break new ground in this comparative history of slavery in Greece and Rome. Focusing on slaves' economic role in society, their crucial contributions to Greek and Roman culture, and their daily and family lives, the authors examine the different ways in which slavery evolved in the two cultures. Accessible to both scholars and students, this book provides a detailed overview of the ancient evidence and the modern debates surrounding the vast and largely invisible populations of enslaved peoples in the classical world.
Author: Jean Andreau
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 01/01/1987
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780299283742
ISBN10: 0299283747
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Slavery
- History | Ancient | Greece
- History | Ancient | Rome
About the Author
Jean Andreau is professor of history at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. Raymond Descat is professor of history at the University of Bordeaux.