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A rather flippant guide to a variety of jobs from the ancient Greco-Roman world.
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Leon romps through the environs of the ancient world to explore how we might have been employed centuries ago. "Ancient" seems to be anywhere from the 2nd century BC to about 300 AD, and the world is primarily Greco-Roman with some other cultures occasionally wandering in. Although her research seems quite solid and competent and her information credible, she opts for clever bantering rather than serious discussion. It's all very light-hearted. I chuckled at the rhetorical "would OSHA approve?"
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