Eftychia Bathrellou - Greek and Roman Slaveries

This series presents readers with new translations of the raw material of ancient history. It provides direct access to the ancient world, from wars and power politics to daily life and entertainment, allowing readers to discover the extraordinary diversity of ancient societies.

Published

The Ancient Near East

Edited by Mark W. Chavalas

The Roman Games

Alison Futrell

Alexander the Great

Waldemar Heckel and J. C. Yardley

The Hellenistic Period

Roger Bagnall and Peter Derow

Ancient Greek Religion

Emily Kearns

Ancient Greece from Homer to Alexander

Joseph Roisman and J. C. Yardley

Early Rome: Myth and Society

Jaclyn Neel

Greek and Roman Slaveries

Eftychia Bathrellou and Kostas Vlassopoulos

In Preparation

Successors to Alexander the Great

Pat Wheatley and Timothy Howe

Eftychia Bathrellou

University of LisbonLisbon, Portugal

Kostas Vlassopoulos

University of CreteRethymno, Greece

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Bathrellou, Eftychia, author. | Vlassopoulos, Kostas, 1977- author. Title: Greek and Roman slaveries / Eftychia Bathrellou, Kostas Vlassopoulos. Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2021021140 | ISBN 9781118969298 (paperback) | ISBN 9781118969328 (pdf) | ISBN 9781118969335 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: Slavery--Rome--History. | Slavery--Greece--History. Classification: LCC HT863 .B38 2022 | DDC 306.3/6209495--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021021140

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To the memory of Gerasimos Vlassopoulos (1949–2018), Stavros Bathrellos (1950–2016), and Metaxia Anaplioti (1937–2018), who encouraged us to keep walking in the paths we had taken, whatever the odds.

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2 Series page Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History This series presents readers with new translations of the raw material of ancient history. It provides direct access to the ancient world, from wars and power politics to daily life and entertainment, allowing readers to discover the extraordinary diversity of ancient societies. Published The Ancient Near East Edited by Mark W. Chavalas The Roman Games Alison Futrell Alexander the Great Waldemar Heckel and J. C. Yardley The Hellenistic Period Roger Bagnall and Peter Derow Ancient Greek Religion Emily Kearns Ancient Greece from Homer to Alexander Joseph Roisman and J. C. Yardley Early Rome: Myth and Society Jaclyn Neel Greek and Roman Slaveries Eftychia Bathrellou and Kostas Vlassopoulos In Preparation Successors to Alexander the Great Pat Wheatley and Timothy Howe

3 Title page Greek and Roman Slaveries Eftychia Bathrellou University of LisbonLisbon, Portugal Kostas Vlassopoulos University of CreteRethymno, Greece

4 Copyright

5 Dedication

6 List of Figures and Maps

7 Note to the Reader

8 Acknowledgements

9 Abbreviations

10 Introduction

11 1 What Is Slavery?

12 2 Studying Slavery: The Variety of Evidence and Its Interpretative Challenges

13 3 Living with Slavery and Its Consequences

14 4 Slaving Strategies

15 5 Masters and Slaves

16 6 Free and Slave

17 7 Enslaved Persons and Their Communities

18 8 Slavery and the Wider World

19 9 Experiencing and Resisting Enslavement

20 10 After Slavery: Manumission, Freedmen, and Freedwomen

21 11 Slavery and Historical Change

22 12 Comparing Ancient Slaveries

23 Bibliography

24 Index of Passages Cited

25 Index of Places and Peoples

26 Index of Names

27 Thematic Index

28 End User License Agreement

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