Survey of slavery in ancient Greek city-states and throughout the Roman Empire. Considers the various economic, administrative, and social functions that slavery supported; and the apparatus of warfare, human trafficking, state terror, ideology and domestic coercion that let slavery survive. Emphasis on the challenges that biased primary sources present. Meets the Equity and Power: EPG requirement. (Not offered 2025-26).

Degree requirement — Equity and Power: EPG

1 unit

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Fall 2024	Block 1	Slavery in Ancient Greece and Rome	Richard Fernando Buxton	Palmer Hall 221	25 / 17	05/20/2025