Athenian slavery, and how economic exploitation was part and parcel of the empire. Athens’ economy, in fact its entire society, depended on the exploitation of slaves, ...

Slaves were the lowest class in Athenian society, but according to many contemporary accounts they were far less harshly treated than in most other Greek cities. Indeed, ...

Examine the ancient Greek slave classes and their role in maintaining the economy. How they were represented in art and ...

The immigrants, women and slaves who were silenced in Athenian democracy were given life on stage. By Simon Critchley Mr. Critchley is a philosophy professor and author. ATHENS — Our next ...

Some Athenian slaves led notable lives. Lucius Henry Holsey, who was owned by a literature professor, went on to found Paine College, a liberal-arts institution in Augusta, Ga.

(Athens was only a democracy for adult, male citizens of Athenian descent, not for women or slaves, or for foreigners living under imperial rule.) This message has been remembered: ...

Slaves were the lowest class in Athenian society, but according to many contemporary accounts they were far less harshly treated than in most other Greek cities. Indeed, ...