Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Author's Note; Commentator's Note; Introduction: Be the Master; Chapter I: How to Buy a Slave; Chapter II: Getting the Best from Your Slaves; Chapter III: Sex and Slaves; Chapter IV: What Makes a Good Slave?; Chapter V: The Punishment of Slaves; Chapter VI: When Only Torture Will Do; Chapter VII: Fun and Games; Chapter VIII: Remember Spartacus!; Chapter IX: Setting Slaves Free; Chapter X: The Problem with Freedmen; Chapter XI: Christians and Their Slaves; Epilogue: Farewell!; Further Reading; Index.At last a clear manual for managing slaves the Roman way. How to Manage your Slaves offers practical answers to every question you're likely to have and guidance on every problem you're likely to encounter. Marcus Sidonius Falx shows where and how to buy the slaves for the purposes you have in mind and how to get the best out of them once you've got them. He explains how to tell a good slave from a bad, offers guidance on the punishment of miscreants, and reveals the secrets of command and authority. He covers the delicate subjects of when you should let your slaves have sex with each other.