The Roman guide to slave management : a treatise by nobleman Marcus Sidonius Falx / Jerry Toner ; foreword by Mary Beard.

"Marcus Sidonius Falx is just an average Roman citizen. Born of a relatively well-off noble family, he lives on a palatial estate in Campania, dines with senators and generals, and, like all of his ancestors before him, owns countless slaves"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Toner, J. P. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : The Overlook Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Slavery > Rome.
Social structure > Rome.
Rome > Social conditions.
Rome > Economic conditions.
Physical Description:xiv, 216 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword / Mary Beard
  • Author's note
  • Commentator's note
  • Introduction be the master
  • How to buy a slave
  • Getting the best from your slaves
  • Sex and slaves
  • What makes a good slave?
  • The punishment of slaves
  • When only torture will do
  • Fun and games
  • Remember spartacus!
  • Setting slaves free
  • The problem with freedmen
  • Christians and their slaves
  • Epilogue farewell!