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The best (& worst) jobs in ancient Rome

Gifford, Clive, 1966-2015
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What sort of work could job-hunters in Ancient Rome expect to find? They might become a soldier in the most disciplined army in the known world, or a fuller, cleaning other people's dirty laundry by trampling it in vats of urine. What were the pay and conditions like for a doctor or a cook in Ancient Rome? Which were the most dangerous jobs and which the most high status?
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London : Wayland, 2015.
Collation:
32 pages : illustrations (colour), map (colour) ; 27 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780750287388 (hbk)
Dewey class:
937331.7331.700937
Language:
English
BRN:
905264
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