If you're going to own men, I'm a great believer in making them work for their keep. Sure, they are great for bed warming and dungeon entertainments, but that's not a full time job exactly is it? They need to be kept in good condition and fully occupied. This artist has plenty of ideas how to do it.
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| zso72 - Roman Slaves Working, Tilling a Field |
Working the fields is an occupation as old as time for possessed men. It gives them plenty of fresh air and a creative occupation.
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| zso72 - Farm Slaves Ploughing a Field |
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| zso72 - Roman Slave Foraging For Firewood |
Domestic duties are a useful filler when the men are officially off-duty. Wood collecting gets them out of the house for an hour or so and a chance to be on their own. Well almost on their own. It's also an opportunity for the men who have the thankless of overseeing them to relax a bit and develop closer relationships.
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| zso72 - Roman Slave Washing the Villa Floor |
A wise owner should keep an eye on his men from time to time and learn about them, discover their personalities. Don't rely on subordinates to do everything. Praise the men, make them feel appreciated and wanted. In fact watching them work often stimulates appreciating them later on.
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| zso72 - Roman Slaves Racing Chariots |
Every man should have a hobby and most of them like to participate in sporting activities. Team games are particularly good for their mental and physical health. You'd be surprised how happy they will be when they beat your neighbour's best 'two in hand' in a Roman Mile. After that, inviting them into the bedchamber for a two in hand, extra mile, won't seem anywhere near as challenging.
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| zso72 - Roman Slaves Working, Pushing A Cart Full Of Stones |
What more glorious sight is there to compare with a team of sweaty hunks manhandling a cart through the streets of Rome on a hot, sunny day? All those muscles your men have developed will come in handy for a bit of DIY. A new ballroom for the Villa perhaps, to replace the dull, East Wing you inherited from the previous owner. Every man of position should have a big ballroom, even if they only have small balls.
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| zso72 - Roman Slaves Working, Carrying Quarried Stones |
Of course, Rome wasn't built in a day, someone has to quarry the stones and it's hard work. These men probably don't need to be reminded that pumping thighs is part of their job description, 24/7. They may take solace in the fact that, so many labourers are owned by the Quarry Master that he doesn't have time to attend to them all personally, and he only has his friends in for a 'boy's night' once a fortnight.
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| zso72 - Roman Slaves Working In A Quarry |
Not every man is built to carry great hunks of rock but it's a good idea to give those men in your keep, who normally perform more 'decorative' roles, a taste of hard labour now and again. What you might call levelling down. It's good, not only for their humility but for their sense of self-worth as a man. Hard work never did anyone any harm, we're told, but it's advisable to tailor their load to reflect the capabilities their genes gave them.
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| zso72 - Roman Slaves Being Disciplined By Their Master |
These slaves are fortunate in that their Master prefers to maintain discipline himself, rather than leaving it to underlings. That way ensures there is no unwanted collateral damage and the offenders can return to work afterwards, albeit with a slight limp. Nevertheless, these two know that a dressing down is the least that is going to happen to them. In fact on past form, they'll probably be asked to dress up. Their master has a thing about gladiator helmets.
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| zso72 - Roman Slave Being Whipped By His Master |
This master is a man with a penchant for putting his men into harness. He's a hard master, harsh when he needs to be, but fair. His men love being under him, feeling his magical touch.






































