Elderly slave disposal services in the late second century

[bunn]

Average lifespan for people who made it to the age of 10 was 47.5 years.   Say you have a slave who is 45, and is therefore, presumably, something of a banger.

Suppose you are a bit of a bastard and also a tightwad, and  would prefer not to keep spending money on food, accommodation etc for a slave who was frankly always a bit of a lemon.

You aren't allowed to kill them, Hadrian outlawed that.   Your slave has no marketable value.

What do you do?

Comments

[timetiger.livejournal.com]

Treat them as well as your tightfisted ways will allow, because if you're too much of a bastard the other slaves' morale will suffer, which is only going to cause you problems?

[bunn.livejournal.com]

This wise approach should also apply to modern businesses and organisations, and yet...

I'm assuming that this particular owner is not particularly long-sighted.