Slavery in Classical Greece (Classical World)

Slavery in Classical Greece (Classical World)

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<p>This is an authoritative and clearly written account of the main<br>issues involved in the study of Greek slavery from Homeric times to the<br>fourth century BC. It provides valuable insights into the fundamental<br>place of slavery in the economies and social life of classical Greece,<br>and includes penetrating analyses of the widely-held ancient<br>ideological justifications of slavery. A wide range of topics is<br>covered, including the development of slavery from Homer to the<br>classical period, the peculiar form of community slaves (the helots)<br>found in Sparta, economic functions and the treatment of slaves in<br>Athens, and the evidence for slaves' resistance. Throughout the author<br>shows how political and economic systems, ideas of national identity,<br>work and gender, and indeed the fundamental nature of Greek<br>civilisation itself, were all profoundly affected by the fact that many<br>of the Greek city-states were slave societies. With 12 illustrations.</p>