The slave systems of Greek and Roman antiquity

Greek slavery from Homer to the Persian wars

From the Persian wars to Alexander: slave supply and slave numbers

From the Persian wars to Alexander: slave employment and legal aspects of slavery

From the Persian wars to Alexander: the social setting of polis slavery

The eastern Mediterranean lands from Alexander to Augustus: the Delphic manumissions: slave origins, economic and legal approaches

The eastern area from Alexander to Augustus: basic differences between pre-Greek and Greek slavery

Slavery in Hellenistic Egypt: pharaonic tradition and Greek intrusions

War and slavery in the West to 146 B.C

The Roman republic: praedial slavery, piracy, and slave revolts

The later republic: the slave and the Roman familia

The later republic: social and legal position of slaves

Slavery under the Roman empire to Constantine the Great: sources and numbers of slaves

The Roman Empire in the West: economic aspects of slavery

Slavery under the Roman Empire: the provenance of slaves, how sold and prices paid

The Roman Empire: living conditions and social life of slaves

Imperial slaves and freedmen of the emperors: amelioration of slavery

The moral implications of imperial slavery and the "decline" of ancient culture

In the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire

From Diocletian to Justinian: problems os slavery

From Diocletian to Justinian: the eastern and the western developments

From Diocletian to Justinian: leveling of position between free workers and slaves

Upon slavery and Christianity

Conclusion