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Naked Statues Fat Gladiators and War Elephants

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Author : Garrett Ryan
Publisher : Prometheus Books
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 01 September 2021
ISBN : 1633887022
Page : 240 pages
Rating : 4/5 (3 users)

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Most books on the Roman Empire deal with famous figures or events, but Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants focuses on things that seldom appear in history books: myths and magic, barbers and birth control, fine wine and the daily grind. This book, based on questions Roman historian Garrett Ryan, PhD gets most often on Quora and the popular Reddit forum, AskHistorians, reveals the nitty gritty details on how Romans and Greeks lived in a series of short and engaging essays, organized into six categories: Daily Life, Society, Beliefs, Sports and Leisure, and Legacies

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