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This chapter continues the analysis of Chapter 6 by focusing on slavery in classical Crete. Ancient writers from Aristotle onwards compared the system of dependent labour in Crete to Sparta’s helots. This chapter tests whether or not the traditional view—that these dependants were serfs—stands up to a detailed scrutiny of the evidence. By looking at Crete’s legal inscriptions, particularly those of the polis of Gortyn, we can see that these dependants were privately owned slaves, not serfs. The second half of the chapter examines in detail the legal and economic position of slaves in Gortyn and their contribution to the position of Gortynian elites.
Title: Classical Crete
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This chapter continues the analysis of Chapter 6 by focusing on slavery in classical Crete.
Ancient writers from Aristotle onwards compared the system of dependent labour in Crete to Sparta’s helots.
This chapter tests whether or not the traditional view—that these dependants were serfs—stands up to a detailed scrutiny of the evidence.
By looking at Crete’s legal inscriptions, particularly those of the polis of Gortyn, we can see that these dependants were privately owned slaves, not serfs.
The second half of the chapter examines in detail the legal and economic position of slaves in Gortyn and their contribution to the position of Gortynian elites.
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