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



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Autore: Stewart Roberta <1958-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Plautus and Roman slavery [[electronic resource] /] / by Roberta L. Stewart Visualizza cluster
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
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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
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