قراءة تاريخية لأوضاع العبيد في مدينة هيبون (من القرن الثاني ميلادي إلى غاية القرن الخامس ميلادي)‎

الملخص EN

This article deals with the study of the most important layer lived in the ancient societies, the slave class.

This social group that lived in the city of Hippone since the second century AD until the fifth century AD is the most active social class compared to other groups and contributed to the cultural construction of the city and had a role Effective in the economic, commercial and community fields.

Among the sources that depend on the uncovering of the slave class, their names and their works in the city, we find the Latin scriptures and the writings of Bishop Augustine in addition to the mosaic paintings.

These sources showed many types of slaves and their various works.

Some of them worked in the commercial field such as ports and markets.

Some of them worked in agriculture and grazing sheep.

Among those found in the mines were the slaves in the field of fishing, and a group of them worked in the houses as food preparation and delivery.

With the spread of Christianity in the city during the third century AD, this religion brought many slaves, Religious institutions in addition to the transfer of letters to Bishop Augustine