Slavery and society at Rome

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511815386

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Slavery and society at Rome

Published 1994 · K. Bradley

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1. Confronting slavery at Rome 2. The slave society of Rome 3. The Roman slave supply 4. Slave labour 5. Quality of life 6. Resisting slavery 7. Change and continuity 8. Slavery and progress 9. To be a slave Bibliographical essay List of works cited Index.

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PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

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The Cambridge World History of Slavery

Slavery continued unabated across the globe from 500 CE to 1420 CE, affecting gender, trade, empire, state formation, diplomacy, labor, childhood, social status, and cultural attitudes.

Paul’s Letter to Free(d) Casual Workers: Profiling the Thessalonians in Light of the Roman Economy

The Thessalonian church was a homogeneous community of free/freed casual workers living around subsistence level in the Roman economy, differing from other Pauline communities.

Rome and Roman law in English antislavery literature and judicial decisions

References to Roman law and civilisation were crucial in the antislavery struggle in Britain, as slavery had been a common social institution since ancient times.

Slavery of Indigenous People in the Caribbean: An Archaeological Perspective

Archaeological evidence from the Cuban site of El Chorro de Maita reveals significant changes in diet and paleodemography, indicating the presence of slaves in the Caribbean during colonial times.

Capitalism and unfree labor: a review of Marxist perspectives on modern slavery

Capitalism's deepening and extension are exacerbated by unfree labor, with a deep-seated divide between neo-Smithian readings and a more faithful Marxist tradition that views forced labor as a form of labor control and exploitation under capitalism.