Classical Slavery

The empires of Greece and Rome, two of the very few genuine slave societies in history, formed the core of the ancient world, and they have much to teach the student of recent slave systems. This volume was the final project of the twentieth century's leading expert on ancient slavery, Moses Finley, and much of the contemporary debate over ancient bondage bears witness to the power of his legacy. Designed to bring the contribution of ancient history to the attention of a wider audience, this collection discusses the classical definition of slavery, the relationship between war, piracy and slavery, early abolitionist movements as well as the supply and domestic aspects of slavery in antiquity.