Slavery in the Roman Empire

Slavery in the Roman Empire, first published in 1928, examines the working of slavery in the first two centuries of the Roman Empire. It analyses the means by which peoples were enslaved, and the roles in which they worked in Roman society.

List of contents

1. The Making of Slaves 2. In the Household 3. On the Land 4. In Trade and Industry 5. In the Service of State and Town 6. The Slave As Man 7. Manumission 8. The Mingling of Nations 9. Ancient and Modern Slavery

About the author

R.H. Barrow

Summary

Slavery in the Roman Empire, first published in 1928, examines the working of slavery in the first two centuries of the Roman Empire. It analyses the means by which peoples were enslaved, and the roles in which they worked in Roman society.

Product details

• Authors: R.h. Barrow, Barrow R.H.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781032321271
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232127-1
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Slavery
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Popular Culture, European History, HISTORY / General, military history, Social & cultural history, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, Southern Africa, Ancient Rome, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Colonialism and imperialism, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, African History, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery