WRPR 193: Slavery in Ancient Greece and Rome (HC): History and Criticism

Use the Tripod catalog    This link opens in a new window  This link opens in a new window  to look for relevant books owned by Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore.

The following subject searches are a sampling of possibilities. To find materials on a topic, try doing a title search in the Tripod Catalog to find some relevant material and then use the subject headings assigned to those titles to find more books.    

        slave* [Subject]  AND (greece OR greek OR roman OR rome)  [Subject]  - (Newest titles listed first)     

         slave* [Subject]  AND (comparative OR global) AND (greece OR greek OR rome OR roman OR classical)[Keyword]    

        (rome OR roman OR greece OR greek OR classical) [Subject] AND (manumit* OR manumission* OR freed*) [Keyword search]          

Tripod often lists a translation under the author's name + translations + English:   

• euripides  [Advanced search on Authors] + Language: English  +  Newest titles sorted first    

• plautus  [Advanced search on Authors]  + Language: English + Newest titles sorted first    

Also note that some works have been translated multiple times, so that a Tripod search may lead to choices in terms of style and intended audience.

Slaves working in a mine, Ancient Greece 

(Source: Wikimedia Commons)