Greek Slave became the most famous sculpture of the nineteenth century and propelled the artist, Hiram Powers (1805-73), to international stardom. The work was so provocatively lifelike that certain ...

But we can find Achilles Tatius, for example, where he says, "As a race, slaves are utter cowards". Look, it seems like we can't ignore this ugly side of ancient Greek history. How ready everyone ...

Were the Ancient Greeks racist? In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Ancient Civilizations series, we explore primary ...

The Greek Slave casts were carved using a pointing machine, a mechanical device of rods and clamps invented in the eighteenth century. Using this machine, sculptors could accurately transfer, and then ...

“The Greek Slave” became arguably the most popular 19th-century sculpture by an American. It inspired poems by Elizabeth Barrett-Browning and John Greenleaf Whittier.

There are records of multiple slave rebellions in Greece and Italy – most famously, that of the escaped gladiator Spartacus. Myth #3: Ancient slavery wasn’t discriminatory.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Greek Slave ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 2 No. 48 (August 1847), p. 378 doi:10.1038 ...

Greek Slave became the most famous sculpture of the nineteenth century and propelled the artist, Hiram Powers (1805-73), to international stardom. The work was so provocatively lifelike that certain ...