The archaeology of Greek and Roman slavery
By: F. Hugh Thompson
Series: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London -- no. 66
Publisher: Duckworth; In association with the Society of Antiquaries of London
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
Subjects: Slavery -- Greece; Slavery -- Rome; Classical antiquities
Description: "Most previous studies of ancient slavery have grown out of historical and literary research. In the flood of books and papers on the subject, the archaeological evidence has often been ignored. This book fills the gap by confronting, for the first time, the archaeological evidence for slavery. This evidence is used to build up a picture of rich complexity, drawing both on historical sources or inscriptions and on archaeological studies of the development of technology and the economy. The book covers topics as diverse as the source of slaves, the nature of the slave trade, and the use of slave-labour in agriculture, mines and quarries, corn and weaving mills, and water-lifting. It concludes with chapters on restraint and slave revolts."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-312) and index