Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece

Sara Forsdyke author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:10th Jun '21

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Recovers the voices, experiences and agency of enslaved people in ancient Greece.

A comprehensive account of the experiences of enslaved people in ancient Greece, from the moment of enslavement through death or the achievement of freedom. Focuses on the perspectives of the enslaved rather than slave owners, and shows the strategies they adopted to maximize their autonomy.Slavery in ancient Greece was commonplace. In this book Sara Forsdyke uncovers the wide range of experiences of slaves and focuses on their own perspectives, rather than those of their owners, giving a voice to a group that is often rendered silent by the historical record. By reading ancient sources 'against the grain,' and through careful deployment of comparative evidence from more recent slave-owning societies, she demonstrates that slaves engaged in a variety of strategies to deal with their conditions of enslavement, ranging from calculated accommodation to full-scale rebellion. Along the way, she establishes that slaves made a vital contribution to almost all aspects of Greek society. Above all, despite their often brutal treatment, they sometimes displayed great ingenuity in exploiting the tensions and contradictions within the system of slavery.

'This excellent work will serve scholars, especially historians and anthropologists ... Highly recommended.' A. J. Papalas, CHOICE
'Anyone who wants to deal with slavery in classical Greece, especially in Athens, is strongly recommended to read this exciting read of a new research approach.' Elisabeth Herrmann-Otto, GNOMON

ISBN: 9781107032347

Dimensions: 235mm x 158mm x 20mm

Weight: 570g

200 pages