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 ...

Commerce and handicrafts, including artistic handicrafts, which were being increasingly developed on a large scale by the use of slave labor, became the main occupations. Athenians were growing more ...

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.

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, ...