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Roman slavery and Roman material culture /

Replete now with its own scholarly traditions and controversies, Roman slavery as a field of study is no longer limited to the economic sphere, but is recognized as a fundamental social institution with multiple implications for Roman society and culture. The essays in this collection explore how ma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: George, Michele (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
Colección:Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 52.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Replete now with its own scholarly traditions and controversies, Roman slavery as a field of study is no longer limited to the economic sphere, but is recognized as a fundamental social institution with multiple implications for Roman society and culture. The essays in this collection explore how material culture - namely, art, architecture, and inscriptions - can illustrate Roman attitudes towards the institution of slavery and towards slaves themselves in ways that significantly augment conventional textual accounts.Providing the first interdisciplinary approach to the study of Roman slavery, the volume brings together diverse specialists in history, art history, and archaeology. The contributors engage with questions concerning the slave trade, manumission, slave education, containment and movement, and the use of slaves in the Roman army.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 240 pages, 47 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:1442660996
9781442660991
9781442661004
1442661003