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Mary Beard (foreword by) and
Jerry Toner
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Overlook Pr
Publication date
January 5, 2016
Pages
216
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781468311723
ISBN-10
1468311727
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.45 lbs.
Original list price
$16.95
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Summaries and Reviews
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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 cultureâand the depths of its crueltyâthis is the Roman Empire as youâve never seen it before.
The sly, subversive, first-person, and uncompromising guide to the realities of slavery and servitude in ancient Rome, with a foreword by Mary Beard.
Having spent most of his life managing his servantsâmany of them prisoners from Romeâs military conquestsâhe decided to write a kind of ownerâs 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 cultureâand the depths of its crueltyâthis is the Roman Empire as youâve never seen it before.
Editions
Hardcover
from Overlook Pr (September 4, 2014)
9781468309379 | details & prices | 216 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $24.95
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Overlook Pr (January 5, 2016)
9781468311723 | details & prices | 216 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $16.95
About: The sly, subversive, first-person, and uncompromising guide to the realities of slavery and servitude in ancient Rome, with a foreword by Mary Beard.
About: The sly, subversive, first-person, and uncompromising guide to the realities of slavery and servitude in ancient Rome, with a foreword by Mary Beard.
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