Tag Archives: Slavery in the Roman Empire

slave: barbarians and barter for the buck

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Dave

Slavery. A peculiar institution of the Old World. The Greeks and Romans practiced slavery and condoned it; that is, condoned it for war, condoned it for luxury and condoned it for business. But even then, they knew it to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Ancient Roman slave trade, ancient slave revolts, Capua gladiator school, Cicero, Edward Gibbon, Flavius Josephus, Florentinus Roman Jurist, Horace Roman poet, Jacques-Louis David, Jonathan Jones Guardian, Marcus Aurelius column Rome, Roman Retiarus gladiator, Slavery Greek history, Slavery in the Roman Empire, Sparatacus slave revolt, Spartacus | Leave a comment

deathbed manumissions

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Dave

It is a particular institution of the Old World: slavery. The Greeks and Romans practiced slavery and condoned it- for war, for luxury, and for business. But even they knew it to be evil… Bills of sale were usually written … Continue reading →