Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece

Sara Forsdyke

Slavery in ancient Greece was commonplace. In this book Sara Forsdyke uncovers the wide range of experiences of slaves and focuses on their own perspectives, rather than those of their owners, giving a voice to a group that is often rendered silent by the historical record. By reading ancient sources 'against the grain,' and through careful deployment of comparative evidence from more recent slave-owning societies, she demonstrates that slaves engaged in a variety of strategies to deal with their conditions of enslavement, ranging from calculated accommodation to full-scale rebellion. Along the way, she establishes that slaves made a vital contribution to almost all aspects of Greek society. Above all, despite their often brutal treatment, they sometimes displayed great ingenuity in exploiting the tensions and contradictions within the system of slavery.


Published: June 10, 2021
Title: Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece
Author: Sara Forsdyke
ISBN: 9781009063975
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Formats: PDF | ePub

ISBNs:
9781107032347
9781009064293
9781009063975

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