LEADER 02589nam 2200625Ia 450 001 996441542003316 005 20240516135118.0 010 $a1-118-52414-4 010 $a1-280-58661-3 010 $a9786613616449 010 $a1-118-27409-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000161837 035 $a(EBL)877783 035 $a(OCoLC)782918797 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000623259 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11369293 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000623259 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10648574 035 $a(PQKB)10508628 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC877783 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL877783 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10546571 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL361644 035 $a(PPN)201786583 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000161837 100 $a20111108d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPlautus and Roman slavery$b[electronic resource] /$fby Roberta L. Stewart 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, MA ;$aOxford $cWiley-Blackwell$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-9628-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPlautus 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 330 $aThis 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 606 $aSlavery$zRome$xHistory 606 $aSlavery in literature 606 $aEnslaved persons$zRome 615 0$aSlavery$xHistory. 615 0$aSlavery in literature. 615 0$aEnslaved persons 676 $a306.3/620937 700 $aStewart$b Roberta$f1958-$0254901 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996441542003316 996 $aPlautus and roman slavery$9265221 997 $aUNISA