"Country slaves ought to receive in the winter, when they are at work, four modii (1/4 bushel) of grain; and four modii and a half during the summer slaves in chains four pounds of bread in winter and five pounds from the time when the work of training the vines ought to begin until the figs have ripened As for clothes, give out a tunic of three feet and a half, and a cloak once in two years. When you give a tunic or cloak take back the old ones, to make cassocks out of. Once in two years, good shoes should be given."

- Cato the Elder, Roman Statesman, c. 181 BCE Based on this reading, you can determine that in Ancient Rome A) there were rules proper treatment of slaves. B) slaves were usually starved to improve their behavior. C) slaves were required to make their own chains and clothes. D) the upper classes were often accused of mistreating their slaves.