ABSTRACT

Slavery in the Roman Empire, first published in 1928, examines the working of slavery in the first two centuries of the Roman Empire. It analyses the means by which peoples were enslaved, and the roles in which they worked in Roman society.

chapter Chapter I|21 pages

The Making of Slaves

chapter Chapter II|43 pages

In the Household

chapter Chapter III1|33 pages

On the Land

chapter Chapter IV|32 pages

In Trade and Industry

chapter Chapter V|21 pages

In the Service of State and Town

chapter Chapter VI|22 pages

The Slave as Man

chapter Chapter VII|35 pages

Manumission

chapter Chapter VIII|22 pages

The Mingling of Nations

chapter Chapter IX|7 pages

Ancient and Modern Slavery