Slavery in the Roman world / Sandra R. Joshel.
2010
HT863 .J67 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Slavery in the Roman world / Sandra R. Joshel.
ISBN
9780521827744
0521827744
9780521535014
0521535018
0521827744
9780521535014
0521535018
Imprint
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 236 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm.
Call Number
HT863 .J67 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.3/620945632
Summary
Overview: Rome was a slave society. Beyond the thousands of slaves who worked and lived in the heartland of the Roman Empire, slavery fundamentally shaped Roman society and culture. In this book, Sandra Joshel offers a comprehensive overview of Roman slavery. Using a variety of sources, including literature, law, and material culture, she examines the legal condition of Roman slaves, traces the stages of the sale of slaves, analyzes the relations between slaves and slaveholders, and details the social and family lives of slaves. Richly illustrated with images of slaves, captives, and the material conditions of slaves, this book also considers food, clothing, and housing of slaves, thereby locating slaves in their physical surroundings-the cook in the kitchen, the maid in her owner's bedroom, the smith in a workshop, and the farm laborer in a vineyard. Based on rigorous scholarship, Slavery in the Roman World serves as a lively, accessible account to introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Cambridge introduction to Roman civilization.
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Table of Contents
An introduction to Roman slavery
The Roman social order and a history of slavery
The sale of slaves
The practices of slaveholders and the lives of slaves
Slaves at work : in the fields, the household, and the marketplace.
The Roman social order and a history of slavery
The sale of slaves
The practices of slaveholders and the lives of slaves
Slaves at work : in the fields, the household, and the marketplace.