Slavery and manumission

Lewis, David

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of the legal contours of slavery in the ancient Greek world, looking at Homer and Hesiod, Gortyn, Sparta, Athens, and Ptolemaic Egypt. It concludes with an overview of manumission law.

Citation

Lewis, D. Slavery and manumission. In E. Harris, & M. Canevaro (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Law. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199599257.013.21

• Online Publication Date: Aug 10, 2015
• Deposit Date: Apr 5, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2018
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Law
• ISBN: 9780199599257
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199599257.013.21
• Keywords: Slavery, property, ownership, law, manumission, freedmen, Gortyn, Athens, Sparta
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/759231
• Publisher URL: http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199599257.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199599257-e-21