Slavery and Society at Rome (Key Themes in Ancient History) - Softcover

Bradley, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521378877 ISBN 13: 9780521378871

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This book, first published in 1994, is concerned with discovering what it was like to be a slave in the classical Roman world.

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This book is concerned with what it was like to be a slave in the classical Roman world, and with the impact of the institution of slavery 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 argues that, paradoxically, slavery as an institution became more and more oppressive over time under the influence 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521378877
• ISBN 13: 9780521378871
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 218