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Trade and taboo : disreputable professions in the Roman Mediterranean /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bond, Sarah E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Professions > Rome > History.
Occupations > Rome > History.
Social status > Rome > History.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Rome > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Roman pride and prejudices
  • Quamvis indignus: criers, status, and soundscapes
  • Touch, pollution, and the mortuary trades in the Roman Mediterranean
  • Scent and sensibilities: tanners in the ancient Mediterranean
  • Currency and control: legal disrepute and associations of mint workers
  • Catering to pleasure: sensual trades in the later Roman Empire
  • Conclusion: inheriting the prejudices of Rome.