Bibilography

1) Aristotle, Politics. Translated to English by Ernest Barker.

This is a long text that explains in detail Aristotle's view on politics, including his stance and theory regarding slavery. He also focuses on the concept of a city as a basis for a community, and claimed that "man is a political animal."

2) Ben-Hur. Dir. William Wyler. Warner Brothers, 1959. DVD.

A 1959 slave film about a Jewish Slave named Judah Ben-Hur, whose good friend Messalla had been named commander of the Roman garrison of Jerusalem. Their friendship soon dissolved, as Messalla had become an arrogant tyrant. When Judah expresses his opposition to Messalla, he responds by making Judah a galley slave and imprisoning his mother and sister. Judah makes it out of the galleys, and is hell bent on revenge against Messalla.

3) Bradley, Keith. Slavery and Society at Rome New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Print

This is a book that gives an in-depth perspective of Roman Slavery from 200 BCE - 200 AD, and goes into detail about the cruel treatment of these slaves, and how they were viewed in society. It captures how slaves dealt with slavery, and shows how as time progressed, opression to slavery grew.

4) Dubois, Page. Slaves and Other Objects. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. Print.

In this book, Dubois looks at Greek Slavery in antiquity, and examines various pieces of literature to examine the difference between a slave and someone who is free. She argues that ancient slavery has been overlooked, and highlights the significance of that time period through literary analysis.

5) Gaius Petronius Arbiter. Satyricon. Translated by Michael Heseltine.

A latin work of fiction, this is narrated by Encolpious, a former gladiator, who follows the life of his 16-year old slave Giton. This is a strong and accurate portrayl of the life of a Roman Slave. Since the story revolved around one person, it was effective in giving an insight on the life of a slave, and his place in culture.

6) Hornsby, Alton Jr., "Slavery and Servitude." Laughter Genealogy Reference and Research Center. Concord Learning Systems, 2008. Web. Accessed 5 April 2011.

This was the webpage that gave a chronological overview of ancient slavery.

7) Joshel, Sandra R. Slavery in the Roman World New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Print.

If I had to identify my most important source for this blog, I would choose this book. Sandra Joshel gave a complete picture of slavery in Rome, using literature and law. This gave a perspective to the rights of slaves, the relation between slaves and their owners, plus it showed the tasks that these slaves had to do. After reading this book, I gained a complete understanding of Slavery's place in Roman Culture.

8) Plautus, Titus Maccius. The Comedies of Plautus. Translated by Henry Thomas Riley.

A moving story in which Saturio, a poor free man, had to resort to selling his own daughter into slavery in order to pay his debt. This follows the life of the daughter after she was sold, which goes into graphic detail about her time as a sexual slave.

9) Shahadah, Owen Alik. "The definitive History of the Arab Slave Trade in Africa." Arab Slave Trade. African Code, 2011. Web. Accessed 31 March 2011. http://www.arabslavetrade.com

This webpage was a key component of my blog, as it examined the Arab Slave Trade, showing many differences between Western Slavery and North African/Middle East Slavery. The most striking thing I learned from this was that Middle Eastern slavery was permitted under Islam, Christan, and Judaic law. As a result, the demand for slaves grew, and led into the transatlantic slave trade.