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Autore |
Stewart Roberta <1958-> |
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Titolo |
Plautus and Roman slavery [[electronic resource] /] / by Roberta L. Stewart |
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Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-52414-4 |
1-280-58661-3 |
9786613616449 |
1-118-27409-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Slavery - Rome - History |
Slavery in literature |
Enslaved persons - Rome |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Plautus and Roman Slavery; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: Human Property; 2: Enslavement, or "Seasoning" Slaves; 3: Violence, Private and Communal; 4: Release from Slavery; 5: The Problem of Action; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book studies a crucial phase in the history of Roman slavery, beginning with the transition to chattel slavery in the third century bce and ending with antiquity's first large-scale slave rebellion in the 130s bce. Slavery is a relationship of power, and to study slavery - and not simply masters or slaves - we need to see the interactions of individuals who speak to each other, a rare kind of evidence from the ancient world.Plautus' comedies could be our most reliable source for reconstructing the lives of slaves in ancient Rome. By reading literature alongside the historic |
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