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English Learning for Curious Minds
#446 | Slavery In The Ancient World
Feb 15, 2024
This podcast explores slavery in the ancient world, including legal codes, different ways people became slaves, philosophical justifications, various tasks of ancient slaves, economic significance, and the absence of opposition. It also compares ancient slavery to modern societal norms and discusses the evolution of slavery post Ancient Rome.
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- Slavery in the ancient world was justified and normalized by influential philosophers, such as Plato and Aristotle, who viewed it as a natural order.
- Slavery in antiquity had various origins and categories, including capture in war, debt, criminal punishment, and abduction by slave traders.
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Slavery in Antiquity: A Historical Overview
Slavery has been present in human civilizations for thousands of years, going back to ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China. Legal codes from these ancient societies reveal that slaves were considered property rather than human beings, with specific laws governing their treatment and punishments for different crimes. Slavery was widespread and ingrained in the ancient world, powering the economies of civilizations like Greece and Rome. Even influential philosophers like Plato and Aristotle rationalized and justified slavery, seeing it as a natural order. Slaves performed various tasks, including manual labor and skilled professions, and female slaves often faced sexual exploitation. While there were some individuals who opposed slavery, its existence was widely accepted as the norm.
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