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Slavery was a widely accepted practice in ancient Greece, as it was in contemporaneous societies. [2] The principal use of slaves was in agriculture, but they were also used in stone quarries or mines, as domestic servants, or even as a public utility, as with the demosioi of Athens.
According to Plant, the name Philaenis – a diminutive of philaina, the feminine form of the Greek word philos, meaning 'love' [83] – seems to have been commonly used by Greek prostitutes. [84] Phryne (Φρύνη) c. 371 – after 316 BC: See also Aphrodite of Cnidus. Plangon (Πλαγγὼ), of Miletus 4th century BC
During the time of the New Comedy (of ancient Greek comedy), prostitute characters became, after the fashion of slaves, the veritable stars of the comedies. This could be for several reasons: while Old Comedy (of ancient Greek comedy) concerned itself with political subjects, New Comedy dealt with private subjects and the daily life of ...
Greece in pre-Roman times consisted of many independent city-states, each with its own laws. All of them permitted slavery, but the rules differed greatly from region to region. Greek slaves had some opportunities for emancipation, though all of these came at some cost to their masters. The law protected slaves, and though a slave's master had ...
The study of ancient Greek personal names is a branch of onomastics, the study of names, [1] and more specifically of anthroponomastics, the study of names of persons.There are hundreds of thousands and even millions of individuals whose Greek name are on record; they are thus an important resource for any general study of naming, as well as for the study of ancient Greece itself.
Fictional Greek and Roman slaves (5 P) M. ... Pages in category "Ancient Greek slaves and freedmen" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Pages in category "Greek feminine given names" The following 124 pages are in this category, out of 124 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aella;
Aristocleia, a woman in ancient Greece described in Against Neaera as the property of Nicarete, who prostituted her c. 340 BC. Arkil, a slave in Anglo-Saxon England freed by Geatflæd "for the love of God and the good of her soul". [11] Arthur Crumpler (c. 1835–1910), escaped slavery in Virginia, second husband of Dr. Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler.