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1. Representing the Body of the Slave

   Edited by Jane Gardner, Thomas Wiedemann

   Series: Routledge Studies in Slave and Post Slave Societies

   From the ancient world through to modern times the bodies of slaves have been represented in literature, documentary and personal narrative writing, and in art. This volume presents evidence of the past sins of mankind in both art and literature....

   Published August 30th 2002 by Routledge
2. Emperors and Gladiators

   By Thomas Wiedemann

   Of all aspects of Roman culture, the gladiatorial contests for which the Romans built their amphitheatres are at once the most fascinating and the most difficult for us to come to terms with. They have been seen variously as sacrifices to the gods or, at funerals, to the souls of the deceased; as a...

   Published May 31st 1995 by Routledge
3. The Roman Household

   A Sourcebook

   By Jane F. Gardner, Thomas Wiedemann

   Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

   With the help of a wide variety of source material, particularly legal documents and inscriptions, some of it made available for the first time in English, this book illustrates the activities associated with the household, demonstrating the different and frequently conflicting roles and moral...

   Published March 13th 1991 by Routledge
4. Greek and Roman Slavery

   By Thomas Wiedemann

   Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

   Greek and Roman Slavery brings together fresh English translations of 243 texts and inscriptions on slavery from fifth and fourth century Greece and Rome. The material is arranged thematically, offering the reader a comprehensive review of the idea and practice of slavery in ancient civilization....

   Published March 31st 1980 by Routledge