Roman Africa and Slavery: towards a Mediterranean approach
With the aim of contributing to the debate on the concept of “slave society” once proposed by historian Moses Israel Finley, this paper discusses the presence of slavery in Roman Africa as a result of a process of integration carried out by the Romans, which lasted until the late antique period. Aft...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) |
| Repositorio: | Esboços (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/103926 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/esbocos/article/view/103926 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Roman Africa Epigraphy Augustine of Hippo África romana Epigrafia Agostinho de Hipona |
| Sumario: | With the aim of contributing to the debate on the concept of “slave society” once proposed by historian Moses Israel Finley, this paper discusses the presence of slavery in Roman Africa as a result of a process of integration carried out by the Romans, which lasted until the late antique period. After identifying the permanence of the model proposed by Finley in recent historiography on the subject, this study turns to epigraphic documentation with the aim of demonstrating its compatibility with a proposal to study Roman Africa from a Mediterranean perspective, and which highlights the integration of this same slavery into the Roman imperial system. Finally, by reading and commenting on an epistle by Augustine of Hippo, possible connections are also suggested between the trade in enslaved people in Africa and other markets and territories of the Late Roman Empire. |
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