Enslaved Women During Slave Revolts with Assistant Professor Katharine Huemoeller

The Partial Historians · Jan 5, 2023 · 1h 9m · transcript

We were thrilled to sit down and talk with Assistant Professor Katharine Huemoeller about her research into the representation of enslaved women during slave revolts in ancient Rome. This conversation reveals plenty of food for thought about the representation of women in the ancient world as well as exploring the way women go on to be represented in later eras.

Special Episode – Enslaved Women during Slave Revolts with Assistant Professor Katharine Huemoeller

The Slaves are Revolting

And rightly so. Conditions for enslaved people in ancient Rome could vary widely from difficult manual…