Sandra R. Joshel (University of Washington)

Slavery in the Roman World

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A lively and comprehensive overview of Roman slavery, ideal for introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world. Using a variety of sources, including literature, law, and material culture, Joshel examines all aspects of Roman slavery including legal condition, sale, family and social lives, and relations between slaves and slaveholders.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9780521535014
• ISBN-10: 0521535018
• Artikelnr.: 30621661

Autorenporträt

Sandra Joshel is Professor of History at the University of Washington in Seattle. A scholar of Roman slavery, women, and gender, she is the author of Work, Identity and Legal Status at Rome: A Study of the Occupational Inscriptions and editor (with Sheila Murnaghan) of Women and Slaves in Greco-Roman Culture: Differential Equations and (with Margaret Malamud and Donald T. McGuire) Imperial Projections: Ancient Rome in Modern Popular Culture.

Inhaltsangabe

1. An introduction to Roman slavery
2. The Roman social order and a history of slavery
3. The slave of slaves
4. The practices of slaveholders and the lives of slaves
5. Slaves at work: in the fields, the household, and the shop.