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For Roman Workers, Life Was Nasty, Brutish, and Short

Our images of the Roman Empire are dominated by the monuments and lifestyles of wealthy urban elites. An important new history shifts our attention to the 90% of Rome’s population whose brutally exploited labor made it all possible. In her book Surviving Rome, Kim Bowes gives us a magnificent, revel.

In her book Surviving Rome, Kim Bowes gives us a magnificent, revel.

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