Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History |
Editors | Rachel Zelnick‐Abramovitz, Roger S Bagnall, Sabine R Huebner, Craige B Champion, Kai Brodersen |
Place of Publication | Hoboken, NJ, USA |
Publisher | Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781444338386 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781405179355 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Abstract
Manumission was the termination of the state of slavery – of the total domination and confinement of one person by another – and the annulment of his or her legal condition as property. Being freed, the slave became a subject of rights, but these were often limited.
Keywords
- Law