Slavery and Society at Rome (Key Themes in Ancient History) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Slavery and Society at Rome This book is concerned with discovering what it was like to be a slave in the classical Roman world, and with revealing the impact the institution of slavery made on Roman society at large.
Full description- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 25 November 1994
- Format: Paperback 218 pages
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- Categories: Social Classes | General & World History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
- ISBN 13: 9780521378871 ISBN 10: 0521378877
- Sales rank: 356,098
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Full description for Slavery and Society at Rome
This book is concerned with discovering what it was like to be a slave in the classical Roman world, and with revealing the impact the institution of slavery made on Roman society at large. It shows how and in what sense Rome was a slave society through much of its history, considers how the Romans procured their slaves, discusses the work roles slaves fulfilled and the material conditions under which they spent their lives, investigates how slaves responded to and resisted slavery, and reveals how slavery, as an institution, became more and more oppressive over time under the impact of philosophical and religious teaching. The book stresses the harsh realities of life in slavery and the way in which slavery was an integral part of Roman civilisation.
