Slavery and Rebellion in Second-Century BC Sicily : From Bellum Servile to Sicilia Capta (Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Slavery)

Morton, Peter

Edinburgh University Press（2023/12発売）

Edinburgh University Press（2023/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 248 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781399515733
• DDC分類 937.805

Full Description

This is the first book dedicated to the events known as the two Sicilian Slave Wars. These second-century BC revolts are commonly included among the largest slave revolts in world history and are key events in the history of Roman slavery. In this book, it is argued that these events should be understood as examples of collective responses to the socio-economic and political difficulties caused by the Roman-backed status quo on Sicily, not slave revolts. The book is built on three pillars: 1) a focus on the evidence left by the rebels themselves, a small collection of coins and slingshots, to understand how they viewed the conflict; 2) analysis of the stories told about the wars by ancient slave owners in terms of how they used and developed pre-existing stories; 3) comparison of the Sicilian Slave Wars with better-documented slave revolts in the USA, Brazil, and the Caribbean.

Contents

AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsList of Illustrations

Introduction: The Problem with 'the Sicilian Slave Wars'

Part 1: The Wars in Sicily Reassessed

1. The Coinage of King Antiochus: The War in Sicily of 136-132 BC through Rebel Eyes

2. The Slave-Owner Narratives of the 'First Sicilian Slave War': Eunus and his Rebels

3. The Creation of an Alternate State: Reassessing the Rebels in the War of 104-100 BC

Part 2: Slave Revolts in Ancient Historiography and the Wider Historical Context

4. The Slave Revolt topos: Thinking with Servile Unrest in Ancient Historiography

5. How to Define Revolt? Ancient Slave Rebellions in the Global Context

Conclusion: The Romano-Sicilian Wars in Context

Appendix 1: The ΦΙΛΙΠΗΙΟΝ Gold CoinageBibliographyIndex