Limits and possibilities of a model for the study of slavery in the ancient Mediterranean
The aim of this article is to respond to the comments that our colleagues generously made to the text entitled “Ancient Slavery from a Mediterranean Perspective: A Proposal for a Global Approach”. This response is organized around four themes on which we believe that many of the considerations made by our colleagues converge: 1) the validity of theoretical reflections and the construction of wide-ranging historical models; 2) the relationship between global models and the agency of historical subjects and their life trajectories; 3) our relationship with Moses Finley's work, particularly his concept of “slave society”; 4) chronological divisions and the question of the temporalities of ancient Mediterranean slavery.
