The slaves on the farms are all owned by my tenants and there are eight farms besides the villa- farm; counting Chryseros, there are nine tenant farmers.

Each owns slaves enough to work his farms.

All the estates about here are managed in that way: Aemilian, Vedian, Satronian, Entedian and all the rest, big or little.

We are rather proud of the system and very proud of our tenants." "It must be a fine system," Tanno sneered.

"I have been wondering what kept you away from Rome.