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The Roman Guide to Slave Management: A Treatise by Nobleman Marcus Sidonius Falx

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The Roman Guide to Slave Management: A Treatise by Nobleman Marcus Sidonius Falx

Marcus Sidonius Falx is 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.
Having spent most of his life managing his servantsâ€•many of them prisoners from Romeâ€™s military conquestsâ€•he decided to write a kind of ownerâ€™s manual for his friends and countrymen.

The result, The Roman Guide to Slave Management, is a sly, subversive guide to the realities of servitude in ancient Rome. Cambridge scholar Jerry Toner uses Falx, his fictional but true-to-life creation, to describe where and how to Romans bought slaves, how they could tell an obedient worker from a troublemaker, and even how the ruling class reacted to the inevitable slave revolts. Toner also adds commentary throughout, analyzing the callous words and casual brutality of Falx and his compatriots and putting it all in context for the modern reader.

Written with a deep knowledge of ancient cultureâ€•and the depths of its crueltyâ€•this is the Roman Empire as youâ€™ve never seen it before.
Country USA
Manufacturer Abrams Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2014-09-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781468309379

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