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  • Chapter 6 - Why Should We Care?

  • Sara Forsdyke, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book:
    Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece
    Published online:
    08 June 2021
    Print publication:
    10 June 2021, pp 247-251

  • Summary

    This final chapter addresses the question of why we should care about the history of slavery in ancient Greece. The answer centers on the need to acknowledge not only the exploitation of thousands of enslaved individuals but also the contributions of enslaved individuals to almost all aspects of what is often celebrated uncritically as “Greek civilization.”

Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece
  • Sara Forsdyke
  • Published online:
    08 June 2021
    Print publication:
    10 June 2021
  • Slavery in ancient Greece was commonplace. In this book Sara Forsdyke uncovers the wide range of experiences of slaves and focuses on their own perspectives, rather than those of their owners, giving a voice to a group that is often rendered silent by the historical record. By reading ancient sources 'against the grain,' and through careful deployment of comparative evidence from more recent slave-owning societies, she demonstrates that slaves engaged in a variety of strategies to deal with their conditions of enslavement, ranging from calculated accommodation to full-scale rebellion. Along the way, she establishes that slaves made a vital contribution to almost all aspects of Greek society. Above all, despite their often brutal treatment, they sometimes displayed great ingenuity in exploiting the tensions and contradictions within the system of slavery.

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