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Knapp, Robert. Invisible Romans. Profile Books, 2011
Pomeroy, Sarah B. Goddesses, whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity. Schocken Books, 1995.
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Bruce Macbain has earned a B.A. in Classical Studies from the University of Chicago and a doctorate in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught Classics and Greek and Roman history at VanderbiltUniversity and BostonUniversity. His special interests are religion and medicine in the ancient world.
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