Slavery Archive
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Cultural Exchange in Roman Society: Freed Slaves and Social Values
Posted on January 7, 2013 | No CommentsAlthough the nature, treatment, and manumission of slaves were all raised as points of contention by ancient thinkers, the abolition of slavery per se hardly ever emerged as a possibility. -
Spartacus Mythistoricus: Winning Spartacus into the Mythical
Posted on December 11, 2012 | No CommentsThe Spartacus represented in these media is not the same Spartacus that the ancient sources wrote about. The representation of Spartacus' history has changed dramatically over the course of time and has, in fact, -
Wine, Slaves, and the Emperor at Villa Magna
Posted on November 21, 2012 | No CommentsThe project began with a geophysical survey of the site which generated a surprisingly clear vision of the buildings scattered along two low ridges of the Monte Lepini. -
Violence in Sports: A Comparison of Gladiatorial Games in Ancient Rome to the Sports of America
Posted on September 24, 2012 | No CommentsAristocrats' funerals celebrated their victories and enhanced their reputations. Emperors presented the games to show the public how much power they had. Among the gladiators were thousands of prisoners of war. -
Slavery in the Roman Empire: Numbers and Origins
Posted on September 10, 2012 | No CommentsThough slavery was a prevailing feature of all Mediterranean countries in antiquity, the Romans had more slaves and depended more on them than any other people. -
Trial by Fire: a Comparison of Provincial Cremations within the Roman Empire and the Implications for Cultural Analysis
Posted on August 30, 2012 | No CommentsIt has become clear that the culture of the Romans influenced the cultures of the provinces. Many theories have been developed to explore the nature of the exchanges between the Romans and the peoples of the provinces, and how they affected the culture and the material remains within the provinces. -
Krypteia: A Form of Ancient Guerrilla Warfare
Posted on August 29, 2012 | No CommentsModern scholars have debated the exact nature of the Spartan krypteia (????????), a group of young men who roamed the countryside killing helots. Some have seen it as a form of education, others as a form of suppression. However, not many scholars have pointed out that the krypteia was a form of guerrilla warfare against the helot population. -
Shaping the Idea: A Comparative Discussion Of Roman Slavery and Slavery in the American South
Posted on July 16, 2012 | No CommentsThere existed striking differences in the importance of slavery to each of the two societies in question. -
When Did Ancient Greece Become a Slave Society?
Posted on June 12, 2012 | No CommentsWhen did Athens and other Greek communities become slave societies? Almost all scholars believe that this development took place in the sixth century BCE. In 1898 the German historian Eduard Meyer delivered a famous lecture about slavery in the ancient world and argued that it did not play a major role in the Greek economy until the sixth century BCE and later. -
People with a Price: Slavery in the Roman World
Posted on June 12, 2012 | No CommentsIn the long history of slavery, a handful of civilizations stand out for the important role which slavery played in their social and economic structures.
