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  • Introduction to the Historical Overview in Perseus
  • Geographical and Historical Introduction
  • The Early Greek Dark Age and Revival in the Near East
  • Remaking Greek Civilization
  • The Archaic Age
  • The Late Archaic City-State
  • Introduction to the Fifth Century
  • Clash Between Greeks and Persians
  • Athenian Empire in the Golden Age
  • Athenian Religious and Cultural Life in the Golden Age
  • Continuity and Change in Athenian Social and Intellectual History
  • The Peloponnesian War and Athenian Life
  • Introduction to the Fourth Century
  • The Aftermath of the Peloponnesian War
  • New Directions in Philosophy and Education
  • The Creation of Macedonian Power
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    Thomas R. Martin, An Overview of Classical Greek History from Mycenae to Alexander

    The Archaic Age

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    5.25. V. Public Slaves

    Some slaves enjoyed a measure of independence by working as public slaves owned by the city-state instead of an individual. They lived on their own and performed specialized tasks. In Athens, for example, public slaves in the classical period had the responsibility for certifying the genuineness of the city-state's coinage as well as many other administrative jobs in city service. Athenian public slaves also formed a corps of assistants to the citizen magistrates responsible for the punishment of criminals, and the city-state's official executioner was a public slave. In this way, citizens were able to maintain an arm's-length distance between themselves and distasteful jobs like the arrest and execution of fellow citizens.

    Slaves attached to temples also lived without individual owners because temple slaves belonged to the god of the sanctuary, for which they worked as servants. Some female temple slaves served as sacred prostitutes at the temple of Aphrodite in Corinth, and their earnings helped support the sanctuary.



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