David Lewis
Slavery and manumission
Lewis, David
Authors
Contributors
Edward Harris
Editor
Mirko Canevaro
Editor
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 |
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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Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |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 |
Contract Date | Apr 5, 2018 |
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