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Ancient World

General

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Heinz, Heinen (director) et al.

Release

Mainz, [start page stamped Oct 5, 2006] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz)

Extent

1 page (ca. 329 KiB)

Last Visit

Jan 5, 2007.

Language

German

Description

The Mainz slavery project has now been active for more than half a century. The pages offer a brief description of the project's objectives and current activities as well as a list of publications. – For an assessment of the project, see "Fifty Years of Research on Ancient Slavery: The Mainz Academy Project," by T. E. J. Wiedemann, Slavery and Abolition (2000) 21, no. 3.

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Garrido-Hory, Marguerite

Release

Besançon, n. d. [2007] (Université de Franche-Comté, Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) : Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité (ISTA))

Extent

4 pages

Last Visit

Jan 22, 2008.

Technical Notes

The web site of GIREA's 2006 conference is no longer online.

Language

French

Includes

Description

GIREA has held annual conferences since 1970. The entrance page provides bibliographic information for a number of the most recent conference proceedings.

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Related Names

Geary, Dick (dir.) / Wiedemann, Thomas (founding dir.)

Release

Nottingham, last update Jan 2004 (University of Nottingham)

Extent

8 pages (ca. 90 KiB)

Last Visit

Jan 20, 2008.

Language

English

Includes

• Information on postgraduate scholarships
• Research interests of current staff
• Links and Resources

Description

Formerly known as 'International Centre for the History of Slavery,' the institute has been renamed after the death of its founder Thomas Wiedemann. It is now dedicated to the study of both historical and contemporary forms of slavery.

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Release

Greeley, Col., taught spring 2002 (University of Northern Colorado)

Extent

9 pages (ca. 130 KiB) : 1 MS Word doc.

Last Visit

May 4, 2004.

Language

English

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Part of

Digital History. Using New Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Research / University of Houston : Department of History, and University of Houston : College of Education

Related Name

Mintz, Steven

Release

Houston, Tex., © 2003

Extent

5 pages (ca. 270 KiB)

Last Visit

Apr 24, 2004.

Language

English

Description

Bibliography of secondary works organized by type of publication, geographical area, and topic. Two special listings dedicated to slavery in the United States and to slave narratives, their interpretation and criticism. – The most extensive general bibliography available online.

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Release

Saskatoon, Canada, last modified Jul 2006 (University of Saskatchewan : Department of Archaeology : Program in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology)

Extent

1 page (ca. 17 KiB)

Last Visit

Sep 24, 2006.

Technical Notes

Originally at: http://duke.usask.ca/~porterj/CourseNotes/slavery.html.

Language

English

Description

Notes for a section of an undergraduate course on daily life in the ancient world. Provides a substantial reading list on ancient slavery and some internet links.

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Release

London, course taught fall 2006 (University College London : History Department)

Extent

1 MS Word doc. (ca. 183 KiB = 27 print pages)

Last Visit

Jan 20, 2008.

Technical Notes

In fall 2003, the same course was listed as HIST4169.

Notes

Includes list of primary sources in print (p. 16-17) and bibliography (p. 18-27).

Language

English

Description

The extensive syllabus includes a list of possible essay topics, an overview of Greek and Latin terms designating slaves, and a table with "guesstimates" of slave numbers in the ancient world.

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Greece

Related Names

Meyer, Elizabeth A. (comp.)

Release

Charlottesville, © 1997 (University of Virginia)

Extent

n/a

Last Visit

Jan 22, 2008.

Technical Notes

Moved to current location from: http://www.iath.virginia.edu/meyer/.

Language

English

Description

Searchable archive of manumission inscriptions from the Boeotia region. Indexes some 150 inscriptions and provides, for each item, a physical description, information on discovery and location, as well as an English translation of the text. The entrance page gives a brief overview of Meyer's project "A New Interpretive Study of Slavery in Hellenistic and Roman Greece."

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Roman Republic & Empire

Related Names

Davis, William Stearns (ed.) / Arkenberg, J. S. (ed.)

Part of

Internet History Sourcebooks Project (IHSP) / Halsall, Paul

Release

New York, © Jun 1998 (Fordham University)

Extent

1 page (ca. 20 KiB)

Last Visit

Jul 1, 2003.

Notes

From William Stearns Davis (ed.), Readings in Ancient History: Illustrative Extracts from the Sources, 2 vols. (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1912-13), vol. 2: Rome and the West, p. 90-97; text scanned and modernized by J. S. Arkenberg.

Language

English

Description

Short texts by Plautus (on the conduct and treatment of slaves), by Cato the Elder (on the management of slaves in agriculture), and by Plutarch (on the slave revolt led by Spartacus).

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Part of

[Personal Homepage] / Jörg, Rüdiger

Release

[Bad Wimpfen, Germany], Sep 1999

Extent

1 page (ca. 360 KiB) : 1 illustr.

Last Visit

Apr 20, 2007.

Notes

'Staatsexamensarbeit' (master's level thesis). – Includes notes and reference list.

Language

German

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Part of

FoDok – Forschungsdatenbank der Universität Salzburg / Universität Salzburg. Abteilung für Forschungsförderung

Release

Salzburg, © 2000-2007 (Universität Salzburg)

Extent

1 page (ca. 20 KiB)

Last Visit

Jan 20, 2008.

Language

German

Description

Brief project description with contact information.

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Part of

Classics Ireland, Vol. 3 (1996) / Classical Association of Ireland

Release

Dublin, © 1996 (University College Dublin)

Extent

1 page (ca. 30 KiB)

Last Visit

Jan 20, 2008.

Technical Notes

Originally at: http://www.ucd.ie/classics/96/Madden96.html. Moved to: http://www.ucd.ie/classics/classicsinfo/96/Madden96.html. – Withdrawn. – Record points to most recent versions of the article and home page stored by the Internet Archive.

Notes

Based on primary sources and secondary literature.

Language

English

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Release

Lampeter, taught 2002-2003 (University of Wales, Lampeter : Classics Department)

Extent

1 page (ca. 65 KiB) : 1 illustr.

Last Visit

Sep 24, 2006.

Technical Notes

Originally at: http://www.lamp.ac.uk/~noy/roman11.htm. – Withdrawn. – Record points to last version of resource stored by the Internet Archive.

Language

English

Description

Substantial page offering material on one session of the course "Women in the Roman World." Includes a bibliography, internet links, brief excerpts from primary sources, and a summary of the lecture.

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Ancient Near & Middle East

Part of

Internet History Sourcebooks Project (IHSP) / Halsall, Paul

Release

New York, n. d. [start page stamped Apr 1999] (Fordham University)

Extent

1 page (ca. 70 KiB)

Last Visit

Jul 2, 2003.

Notes

Originally published: Oxford University Press, 1994. Electronic edition omits notes.

Language

English

Description

Chap. 1 provides a general overview of slavery in the region ranging from the ancient civilizations to the 19th century, but focusing on the Muslim era. Chap. 9 argues that the large-scale use of slaves as military combatants was "an Islamic innovation;" Lewis gives special attention to black slave soldiers.

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