Slavery in the Byzantine commonwealth in the 13th–15th centuries. A regional framing of the beginnings of Gypsy slavery in Romanian countries
Slavery in the Byzantine commonwealth in the 13th–15th centuries. A regional framing of the beginnings of Gypsy slavery in Romanian countries

Summary/Abstract: The existence of slavery in the Byzantine and Constantinopolitan-influenced states is oftenoverlooked, with most attention focused on the slave trade in the Black Sea and Mediterranean Basinin the medieval period. As a first starting point in an attempt to establish the origin of Gypsy slavery inthe Romanian countries I propose an overview of the legal regime of slavery in the Byzantinecivilizational space.

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