Greek slavery from Homer to the Persian wars
From the Persian wars to Alexander: slave supply and slave numbers
From the Persian wars to Alexander: slave employment and legal aspects of slavery
From the Persian wars to Alexander: the social setting of polis slavery
The eastern Mediterranean lands from Alexander to Augustus: the Delphic manumissions: slave origins, economic and legal approaches
The eastern area from Alexander to Augustus: basic differences between pre-Greek and Greek slavery
Slavery in Hellenistic Egypt: pharaonic tradition and Greek intrusions
War and slavery in the West to 146 B.C.
The Roman republic: praedial slavery, piracy, and slave revolts
The later republic: the slave and the Roman familia
The later republic: social and legal position of slaves
Slavery under the Roman empire to Constantine the Great: sources and numbers of slaves
The Roman Empire in the West: economic aspects of slavery
Slavery under the Roman Empire: the provenance of slaves, how sold and prices paid
The Roman Empire: living conditions and social life of slaves
Imperial slaves and freedmen of the emperors: amelioration of slavery
The moral implications of imperial slavery and the "decline" of ancient culture
In the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire
From Diocletian to Justinian: problems of slavery
From Diocletian to Justinian: the eastern and the western developments
From Diocletian to Justinian: leveling of position between free workers and slaves
Upon slavery and Christianity
Conclusion.