History 206 - ASPECTS ANCIENT HISTORY
Fall
2015
01
4.00
Richard Lim
MW 02:40-04:00
Smith College
20913-F15
SEELYE 204
rlim@smith.edu
Topics course. The historical roles of slaves within the social and economic fabric of classical Greece and Rome. The scope and limits of ancient evidence in literary and artistic representations, as well as modern interpretive comparisions with other slave societies. Critical examination of concepts such as class, social mobility, social order, and status, along with gender and ethnicity.
Topic: Slaves and Slavery in the Ancient World.