Roman Slavery: A Study of Roman Society and Its Dependence on slaves.

<p>Rome's dependence upon slaves has been well established in terms of economics and general society. This paper, however, seeks to demonstrate this dependence, during the end of the Republic and the beginning of the Empire, through detailed examples of slave use in various areas of Roman life. The areas covered include agriculture, industry, domestic life, the state, entertainment, intellectual life, military, religion, and the use of female slaves. A look at manumission demonstrates Rome's growing awareness of this dependence. Through this discussion, it becomes apparent that Roman society existed during this time as it did due to slavery. Rome depended upon slavery to function and maintain its political, social, and economic stranglehold on the Mediterranean area and beyond.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA (Master of Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Burks, Andrew Mason

• Rome
• Roman
• Slavery
• Slave
• Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity
• Arts and Humanities
• Classics
• History
• Social History

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1951

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-3303