Slavery in the Roman Economy

Scheidel, Walter

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1663556

Slavery in the Roman Economy

22 Pages Posted: 25 Aug 2010

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Walter Scheidel

Stanford University

Date Written: August 23, 2010

Abstract

This paper discusses the location of slavery in the Roman economy. It deals with the size and distribution of the slave population and the economics of slave labor and offers a chronological sketch of the development of Roman slavery.

Keywords: Slavery, Roman Economy

JEL Classification: N33

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Scheidel, Walter, Slavery in the Roman Economy (August 23, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1663556 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1663556

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