Slavery in Ancient Greece was acceptable and common, as in most organized societies of the time, yet with differences between ...

Sanctions date back to antiquity, with the "Megarian Decree" issued by Athenian statesman Pericles in 432 BC being the first recorded ...

In order to understand Ste Croix’s contribution, it is essential to point out some major peculiarities of ancient Greek societies. On the one hand, the exploitation of slaves was a fundamental ...

Even Greek and Roman slaves were permitted to take a few holidays ... Relaxing by the coast was one of the things people in ancient Greece and Rome most enjoyed doing in the summer.