How was slavery in the Greco-Roman world abolished?

Question

We've all heard about the abolition of slavery in the americas but what happened to the tradition of slavery in the greco-roman world?

Answer 1

It wasn't. Slavery continued world wide until the British abolished it throughout the British empire in about 1830. The British navy hunted slave ships world wide, especially in the Red Sea where the Arab slavers were shipping over the blacks sold to them by the black chiefs to the slave markets,where they were sold on.They chased American slave ships on the high seas too. Why is it that Britain receives no credit for this? Everyone has heard of the American civil war; if it had not been for the American revolution the slaves would have been freed more than 30 years earlier, the war would not have happened, tens of thousands of new American citizens would have lived, and the world would be vastly different today. Better too, I fancy. It would be nice if Hollywood made a film about the British navy's efforts to stop the trade, but I am afraid that it will never be made. As to the remark made by one of your contributors that the Brits kept slavery in India, I suggest that she gets her facts straight.

Answer 2

It was not abolished but evolved into serfdom in the west,slavery continued in the east when the Muslims drove out the last vestige's of the Greco-Roman world the Byzantine Empire.

Answer 3

Why does it matter, its interesting how British had slaves until the 1947, by slaves I mean the Indian subcontinent...how did the British end tyranny and slavery, WWII caused them too, so it was out of selfishness rather than morality, I am sure the Greco-Roman white race story is no different

Answer 4

I believe it never was ended within the time span of that Empire, and in fact continued slavery in Europe and America (up until the 19th C.) shows that it was always regarded as a legitimate institution for using conquered people, along with their property for the betterment of the conqueror. Even though there is no "slavery" today, doesnt mean we are any more humane than they were then, or that we "love our neighbors" as Christ intended. Wars are continuing right up to the bitter end.

Answer 5

It wasn't. slavery coutinued beyond the fall of rome and that of constantinople into the medieval world mutating into serfdom, thralldom and numerous other forms of bondage before becoming resurgent again in its modern form which the british tried (unsuccessfully) to abolish. Despite its universal condemnation and general illegality slavery continues to this day in form of child labour, people traffiking, forced prostitution etc.

Answer 6

It wasn't abolished, it was transformed in to serfdom when the Greco-Roman word collapsed in the end of Antiquity....