A galley slave was a slave rowing in a galley, either a convicted criminal sentenced to work at the oar (French: galérien), or a kind of human chattel...
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"Galley Slave" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, originally published in the December 1957 issue of Galaxy; it was later...
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The Galley Slave (1915 film) The Galley Slave (1919 film) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Galley Slave. If an internal...
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very largest war galleys. This method was more suitable for the use of forced labour, both galley slaves and convicts. Most galleys were equipped with...
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History of slavery (redirect from Slave-trade)
turned 'infidel' prisoners-of-war into galley-slaves. Several well-known historical figures served time as galley slaves after being captured by the enemy—the...
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The worst fate for a male slave was reportedly to become a galley slave; every Ottoman galley required 200 galley slaves, and the Ottoman fleet consisted...
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Slavery in the Ottoman Empire (redirect from Ottoman slave trade)
loyalty. Other slaves were simply laborers used for hard labor, such as for example agricultural laborers and galley slaves. Female slaves were primarily...
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Slavery (redirect from Slave labor)
when the system ended. After the Battle of Lepanto, 12,000 Christian galley slaves were recaptured and freed from the Ottoman fleet. Eastern Europe suffered...
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Slave breeding was the practice in slave states of the United States of slave owners systematically forcing slaves to have children to increase their wealth...
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The Galley Slave is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. Based on the play of the same name by Bartley...
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