Manumission and Slave-Allowances in Classical Athens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9397242 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah Kamen (University of Washington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 413-426 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0073-2435 • E-ISSN: 0717-7194 |
| Publisher | Franz Steiner Verlag (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.25162/historia-2016-0021 |
| OpenAlex | W3081436427 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
Whereas the Roman slave’s peculium has been well explored by scholars, comparatively ignored is a similar institution in classical Athens. In this article, I first demonstrate the existence of an Athenian slave-allowance. I then argue that this allowance, like the Roman peculium, permitted masters to employ their slaves as independent contractors and offered slaves the possibility of saving money towards their freedom. I suggest, further, that the relative silence on this topic by modern scholars reflects an ideologically driven silence on the part of our ancient sources
Aesthetics · Allowance (engineering · Art · Economics · Ideology · Institution · Operations management · Political science · Politics · Silence · Sociology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · History · Law
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| Citations per year | 0.89 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |