The invention of ancient slavery (classical essays)

Slavery Was A Key Part Of Ancient Society. Historians’ Reconstructions Of The Lives Of Ancient Greek And Roman Slaves Have Varied Significantly, However, Not Just Over Time, But Even Between Different Countries Today. This Book Samples Some Of The Different Modern Approaches To Ancient Slavery Available To Scholars And Students. It Explores What Such Differences In Approach Imply For Those Trying To Discover The ‘reality’ Of Ancient Slave Life. It Also Explores Some Of The Most Important Evidence Surviving On Ancient Slavery (particularly Roman, Slavery), Including Ancient Drama, Legal Regulations, Poetry, Letters, Philosophy, Inscriptions And The Work Of Greek And Roman Historians. In So Doing It Raises Key Questions About How Modern Historians Attempt To Access The Past Through Such Material. What Impact Does The Nature Of The Evidence Have Upon Their Work? To What Extent Do Our Modern Preconceptions Inform And Affect Our Reading Of The Key Ancient Sources?–book Jacket. The Changing Face Of Roman Slavery — Ancient Slavery And Modern Geography — Struggling With Class : Shtaerman, Trofimova And A Marxist View Of Roman Slavery — Keith Bradley : Passionate About Slavery — I Too Want To Tell A Story– : Some Modern Literary Scholars And Ancient Slavery — A Scientific Approach To Ancient Slavery? — The Greeks Do It (a Bit) Better : The Opportunities Of Silence. Niall Mckeown. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 165-171) And Index.