Jean Andreau
Author
Publisher
The University of Wisconsin Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Jean Andreau and Raymond Descat break new ground in this comparative history of slavery in Greece and Rome. Focusing on slaves' economic role in society, their crucial contributions to Greek and Roman culture, and their daily and family lives, the authors examine the different ways in which slavery evolved in the two cultures. Accessible to both scholars and students, this book provides a detailed overview of the ancient evidence and the modern debates...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
This work presents a synthetic view of Roman banking and financial life as a whole, from the time of the appearance of the first bankers shops in the Forum between 318 and 310 BC through to the end of the Principate in AD 284.