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How To Manage Your Slaves By Marcus Sidonius Falx

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and then bred from this stock to maintain their numbers in times of peace. It almost never occurred to anyone that slavery might be dispensed with and to no one at all that it was morally reprehensible.Up to now ancient slavery may have been difficult to fathom: this Roman`s-eye view takes us to the heart of the matter and, based on a wealth of original sources, lets us understand just why slaves meant so much to the Romans.

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At last, a clear manual for managing slaves the Roman way. In How to Manage Your Slaves, Marcus Sidonius Falx offers practical advice, showing where & how to buy slaves & how to get the best out of them. He explains how to tell good slaves from bad, offers guidance on the punishment of miscreants, & reveals the secrets of command & authority. He covers the delicate subjects of when you should let your slaves have sex & whether to engage in sex with them yourself
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