Non-Slave Labour in the Greco-Roman World

Download or read book Non-Slave Labour in the Greco-Roman World written by Peter Garnsey and published by Cambridge Philological Society. This book was released on 2020-08-30 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Greco-Roman society the typical labourer was a peasant, not a slave. Yet, while specialized studies of ancient slavery abound, the subject of free labour, its incidence, status and economic significance, has received little attention. This volume of essays provides a summary of the available evidence for non-slave labour in antiquity and a bibliographical guide, but in addition advances novel interpretations concerning, for example, the composition of the 'labouring class', the relation between slave and peasant systems of production, and the importance of free dependent labour in the Western Roman provinces.