Slavery, Part II
Ancient Greece: City and Society
English - May 06, 2014 00:50 - 54 minutes - 31.6 MB - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsCourses Education History la trobe university history ancient history mediterranean greece ancient greece greek history gillian shepherd christopher mackie Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Having looked at some practical issues regarding ancient Greek slavery, in this second lecture Dr Gillian Shepherd examines some of the attitudes of the ancient Greeks towards their slaves – including terminology, approaches to treating slaves, “rights” of slaves, debates about the justification and morality of slavery, and the notion of the “natural slave”.
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