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

Having spent most of his life managing his servantsmany of them prisoners from Romes military conquestshe decided to write a kind of owners 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 cultureand the depths of its crueltythis is the Roman Empire as yoüve never seen it before.