In Taxing Freedom Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz examines manumission inscriptions from Hellenistic and Roman Thessaly, which record payments made to the poleis by manumitted slaves. In this original study the author explores the purpose of and the motivation behind these payments, a…
Taxation and slavery -- The Thessalian manumission inscriptions -- Manumission tax or publication fee? -- The evidence from other places -- The historical and economic background.
In Taxing Freedom Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz examines manumission inscriptions from Hellenistic and Roman Thessaly, which record payments made to the poleis by manumitted slaves. In this original study the author explores the purpose of and the motivation behind these payments, a…
In Taxing Freedom Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz examines the nature, the purpose, and the historical and economic context of payments made to the polis by manumitted slaves, as recorded in manumission inscriptions from Hellenistic and Roman Thessaly.
Cave of the Nymphs at Pharsalus is the first book-length study of one of Greece's most cited nymph sanctuaries. The volume includes a revised catalog, extensive new commentaries on the cave's famous inscriptions, and a first-time investigation of the site's topographical and arc…
Cave of the Nymphs at Pharsalus is the first book-length study of one of Greece¿́¿s most cited nymph sanctuaries. The volume includes a revised catalog, extensive new commentaries on the cave¿́¿s famous inscriptions, and a first-time investigation of the site¿́¿s topographical and …