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Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-07-12 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Language: en
Pages: 265
Pages: 265
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-05-23 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Offers an in-depth exploration of the only assured brothel from the Greco-Roman world, illuminating the lives of both prostitutes and clients.
Language: en
Pages: 409
Pages: 409
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-05-25 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
A 2006 study of Roman sexuality and sexual ethics focusing on the crucial and unsettled concept of pudicitia.
Language: en
Pages: 421
Pages: 421
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press
A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero
Language: en
Pages: 281
Pages: 281
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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