SLAVES AND FREEDMEN IN LYDIA AND PHRYGIA IN THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE
SLAVES AND FREEDMEN IN LYDIA AND PHRYGIA IN THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the socio-economic position and the everyday reality of the life of slaves in Lydia and Phrygia, two regions of considerable size within the boundaries of the Roman province of Asia, during the first three centuries of our era. The sources available for the study of slavery in Roman Anatolia are mainly epigraphic monuments, though some ancient writers and anepigraphic archaeological finds offer significant insights as well. The impression gained by the study of this material suggests that slavery was widespread and that it permeated both private life and public institutions, though exact numbers of slaves and their economic significance is difficult to determine.

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