List of Figures and Maps ixNote to the Reader xiAcknowledgements xiiiAbbreviations xvIntroduction 11 What Is Slavery? 42 Studying Slavery: The Variety of Evidence and Its Interpretative Challenges 303 Living with Slavery and Its Consequences 564 Slaving Strategies 855 Masters and Slaves 1166 Free and Slave 1397 Enslaved Persons and Their Communities 1628 Slavery and the Wider World 1949 Experiencing and Resisting Enslavement 22210 After Slavery: Manumission, Freedmen, and Freedwomen 25011 Slavery and Historical Change 27712 Comparing Ancient Slaveries 305Bibliography 337Index of Passages Cited 358Index of Places and Peoples 364Index of Names 368Thematic Index 376
Eftychia Bathrellou is Researcher at the Centre for Classical Studies at the University of Lisbon (CEC-FLUL). She is the author of articles on Greek comedy, particularly the Athenian poet Menander, and on representations of slaves and slavery in Greek drama.Kostas Vlassopoulos is Associate Professor of Ancient History at the University of Crete. His research is focused on the study of ancient slavery, ancient globalization, intercultural relations, political thought, historiography, and comparative history.