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Orgy Planner Wanted Odd Jobs and Curious Callings in the Ancient World

Hardcover • 2007 • English

Orgy Planner Wanted Odd Jobs and Curious Callings in the Ancient World

By Vicki León

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About the book

Two thousand years ago, the denizens of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds performed an amazingly diverse and challenging array of tasks to earn their daily bread. Personal entrail-reader to the emperor; war-elephant troop commander; mopper-up of dead gladiators; armpit-hair plucker; stage actor; orgy planner: these are just a few of the career opportunities that beckoned for our ancient Mediterranean ancestors. In Orgy Planner Wanted author Vicki León describes - in uniquely vivid and energetic...Show more

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9781847240965

Publisher

Quercus

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Orgy Planner Wanted Odd Jobs and Curious Callings in the Ancient World

Format

Hardcover

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