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Slavery in ancient Greece
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Slavery was a widely accepted practice in ancient Greece. 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
Funerary stele of Mnesarete, daughter of Socrates; a young servant (left) is facing her dead mistress. Attica, c. 380 BC. (Glyptothek, Munich).
Funerary stele of Mnesarete, daughter of Socrates; a young servant (left) is facing her dead mistress. Attica, c. 380 BC. (Glyptothek, Munich).
A master (right) and his slave (left) in a phlyax play, Silician red-figured calyx-krater, c. 350 BC – 340 BC. Louvre Museum, Paris.
A master (right) and his slave (left) in a phlyax play, Silician red-figured calyx-krater, c. 350 BC – 340 BC. Louvre Museum, Paris.
Women as plunder of war: Ajax the Lesser taking Cassandra, tondo of a red-figure kylix by the Kodros Painter, c. 440–430 BC, Louvre.
Women as plunder of war: Ajax the Lesser taking Cassandra, tondo of a red-figure kylix by the Kodros Painter, c. 440–430 BC, Louvre.
Agriculture, a common use for slaves, black-figure neck-amphora by the Antimenes Painter, British Museum
Agriculture, a common use for slaves, black-figure neck-amphora by the Antimenes Painter, British Museum
Greek genocide
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The Greek genocide, which included the Pontic genocide, was the systematic killing of the indigenous Christian Ottoman Greek population of Anatolia because of their religion and ethnicity, which was c
Slavery in ancient Greece
…Empire's remaining territories after the Greek War of Independence, well into the 20th century, including the enslavement of Christian women during the Greek genocide. GIREA – The International Group for Research on Slavery in Antiquity (in French…
Greek civilians mourn their dead relatives, Great Fire of Smyrna, 1922
Greek civilians mourn their dead relatives, Great Fire of Smyrna, 1922
Phocaea in flames, during the massacre perpetrated by Turkish irregulars in June 1914
Phocaea in flames, during the massacre perpetrated by Turkish irregulars in June 1914
Hellenism in Near East during and after World War I, showing some of the areas (Western Anatolia and Eastern Thrace) where the Greek population was co
Hellenism in Near East during and after World War I, showing some of the areas (Western Anatolia and Eastern Thrace) where the Greek population was concentrated. The Pontic region is not shown.
"Turks Slaughter Christian Greeks", Lincoln Daily Star, 19 October 1917
"Turks Slaughter Christian Greeks", Lincoln Daily Star, 19 October 1917