The Roman guide to slave management
Subtitle: a treatise by nobleman Marcus Sidonius Falx
By: Jerry Toner ; foreword by Mary Beard
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781468309379
Subjects: Social conditions; Economic conditions; Slavery; Social structure
Description: "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"--
Notes: "First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Profile Books Ltd."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Mary Beard; title: Author's note; title: Commentator's note; title: Introduction be the master; title: How to buy a slave; title: Getting the best from your slaves; title: Sex and slaves; title: What makes a good slave?; title: The punishment of slaves; title: When only torture will do; title: Fun and games; title: Remember spartacus!; title: Setting slaves free; title: The problem with freedmen; title: Christians and their slaves; title: Epilogue farewell!