Plautus and Roman slavery [[electronic resource] /] / by Roberta L. Stewart

• Autore: Stewart Roberta <1958->
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.3/620937
• Soggetto topico: Slavery - Rome - History; Slavery in literature; Enslaved persons - Rome
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Plautus and roman slavery
• ISBN: 1-118-52414-4; 1-280-58661-3; 9786613616449; 1-118-27409-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996441542003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno