Diverse Slaveries : Slaving Strategies and Experiences of Slavery in Classical Athens /
Classical Athenian slavery is often discussed as a single phenomenon and Athens' enslaved as a unitary group. Yet the single legal status that the enslaved shared often obscures the very different characteristics of slavery evident in our evidence. This book provides a nuanced picture of Atheni...
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2025]
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| Series: | Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Slavery : ESAS
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Series Editor's Preface
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I: Divergent Slaving Strategies
- 1 The Motivations Behind Different Slaving Strategies
- 2 The Development of Diverse Slaving Strategies in Relation to the Work of Enslaved Persons
- 3 The Diversity of Slaving Strategies within Industries
- Part II: The Slaving Strategies of Athenian Households: Two Case Studies
- 4 Xenophon's Ideal Household: Direct Management and Increasing Wealth Through Slavery in the Oikonomikos
- 5 The Real Household of Demosthenes: Rentier Strategies and the Building of a Political Career
- Part III: Diverse Experiences of Slavery
- 6 Slaving Strategies and the Lives of Athens' Enslaved
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Athenian Wealth Distribution and the Feasibility of Widespread Slave Ownership
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- General Index