The ancient Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus was born into slavery but his study of Stoicism made him a free man who became very influential.

Many of them did so purely out of self-interest, in order to continue a barbaric trade, but some historical philosophers sought to justify slavery from the best intentions. The great Greek ...

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, one of the criticisms of ...

While ancient Greece didn't have a police force in the same way we think of them today, they did have systems for enforcing ...

Coleman named “Battleship Kate,” a major work of folk art, for a sex worker and swindler with head-to-toe tattoos.