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In this piece of writing a well off Athenian husband tells his wife how to run the household. A wealthy family would own many slaves, who would work in skilled and unskilled jobs, both in the house and outdoors.
Running a household seems like it was a full time job. If you had to do it what would you find most difficult? Would you enjoy any of it? |
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"...it will be your job to stay in the house and to send out together all those slaves who work outdoors. Then you should supervise those slaves who are to work inside the house. It is your job to collect all the cash that comes into the house and pay out any expenses that are owed. You should keep an eye on whatever cash is kept in the house so that money that is supposed to last for a year is not all spent in a month. When they bring you wool, you must make sure that clothes are made for all who need them. It is your job to check that the dry corn is fit to eat. But there is one thankless task that you have to do and that is to nurse back to health any slave who falls ill." |
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