International audience"Democracy's Slaves" is a remarkable essay. Not only does it illuminate a little-known aspect of ancient slavery that history in general and economic history in particular has neglected in favor of plantation slavery. But it also reflects on the nature of democracy, insofar as public slaves perform the administrative tasks of the city, which Athenian democracy places out of politics. The Greek solution questions the current democracy, which is more about the administration of things than the government of men. Conversely, economic history can usefully question the place and role of public slaves, particularly those responsible for controlling currencies, and encourage a fruitful dialogue to open new studies for underst...
Following a recent wave of literature arguing for significant growth in the ancient Greek economy, s...
In this essay, I will provide some insights into the theme of the servant’s freedom. In part, the at...
The present essay analyses Athenian finances during the fourth century BC, the 'Age of Demosthenes',...
International audience"Democracy's Slaves" is a remarkable essay. Not only does it illuminate a litt...
The relationship between Aristotle’s theoretical discussion of slavery in Politics and the reality o...
International audienceAbstracts Public slavery was an institution common to most Greek cities during...
Is it true that in the Greek polis public slaves, or dēmosioi, are entrusted with “bureaucratic” fun...
To a degree, classical Athenian slavery is very easy to describe. It was a system that attached righ...
« Le pouvoir vient d'en bas »Michel Foucault, La Volonté de savoir, p. 124. I. CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF...
This paper seeks to explain the existence of wealthy and socially influential slaves in the fourth c...
This chapter assesses the location of slavery within the ancient Greek economy or, rather, economies...
The present essay analyses decision making procedures concerning economic issues such as the choice...
The everlasting question is the following : is the slave only an instrument for the master at Sumer,...
The Athenian Revolution: Thinking the Democratic Event The article analyzes the relationship between...
© 2019 the author.This paper looks at Aristotle's Politics from the perspective of contemporary poli...
Following a recent wave of literature arguing for significant growth in the ancient Greek economy, s...
In this essay, I will provide some insights into the theme of the servant’s freedom. In part, the at...
The present essay analyses Athenian finances during the fourth century BC, the 'Age of Demosthenes',...
International audience"Democracy's Slaves" is a remarkable essay. Not only does it illuminate a litt...
The relationship between Aristotle’s theoretical discussion of slavery in Politics and the reality o...
International audienceAbstracts Public slavery was an institution common to most Greek cities during...
Is it true that in the Greek polis public slaves, or dēmosioi, are entrusted with “bureaucratic” fun...
To a degree, classical Athenian slavery is very easy to describe. It was a system that attached righ...
« Le pouvoir vient d'en bas »Michel Foucault, La Volonté de savoir, p. 124. I. CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF...
This paper seeks to explain the existence of wealthy and socially influential slaves in the fourth c...
This chapter assesses the location of slavery within the ancient Greek economy or, rather, economies...
The present essay analyses decision making procedures concerning economic issues such as the choice...
The everlasting question is the following : is the slave only an instrument for the master at Sumer,...
The Athenian Revolution: Thinking the Democratic Event The article analyzes the relationship between...
© 2019 the author.This paper looks at Aristotle's Politics from the perspective of contemporary poli...
Following a recent wave of literature arguing for significant growth in the ancient Greek economy, s...
In this essay, I will provide some insights into the theme of the servant’s freedom. In part, the at...
The present essay analyses Athenian finances during the fourth century BC, the 'Age of Demosthenes',...