This book reinterprets the end of Roman slavery, providing the most comprehensive account of a pre-modern slave system currently available. Essential reading for students and scholars interested in the social, economic and religious history of antiquity, and for students of slavery in general.
This book reinterprets the end of Roman slavery, providing the most comprehensive account of a pre-modern slave system currently available. Essential reading for students and scholars interested in the social, economic and religious history of antiquity, and for students of slavery in general.
Kyle Harper is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics and Letters at the University of Oklahoma, where he teaches a range of courses on Greek and Roman civilization and the rise of Christianity. He has published articles on social and institutional aspects of later Roman history in the Journal of Roman Studies, Classical Quarterly and Historia.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. The Economy of Slavery: Introduction 1. Among slave systems: a profile of late Roman slavery 2. The endless river: the supply and trade of slaves 3. Oikonomia: households, consumption, and production 4. Agricultural slavery: exchange, institutions, estates Part II. The Making of Honorable Society: Introduction 5. Semper timere: the aims and techniques of domination 6. Self, family, and community among slaves 7. Sex, status, and social reproduction 8. Mastery and the making of honor Part III. The Imperial Order: Introduction 9. Citizenship and litigation: slave status after the Antonine constitution 10. The enslavement of Mediterranean bodies: child exposure and child sale 11. The community of honor: the state and sexuality 12. Rites of manumission, rights of the freed Conclusion: Roman slavery, proto-modernity, and the end of antiquity Appendices.
Part I. The Economy of Slavery: Introduction 1. Among slave systems: a profile of late Roman slavery 2. The endless river: the supply and trade of slaves 3. Oikonomia: households, consumption, and production 4. Agricultural slavery: exchange, institutions, estates Part II. The Making of Honorable Society: Introduction 5. Semper timere: the aims and techniques of domination 6. Self, family, and community among slaves 7. Sex, status, and social reproduction 8. Mastery and the making of honor Part III. The Imperial Order: Introduction 9. Citizenship and litigation: slave status after the Antonine constitution 10. The enslavement of Mediterranean bodies: child exposure and child sale 11. The community of honor: the state and sexuality 12. Rites of manumission, rights of the freed Conclusion: Roman slavery, proto-modernity, and the end of antiquity Appendices.
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