The Economy of Prostitution in the Roman World: A Study of Social History and the Brothel

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The reader should refer to the catalog in appendix 1 for a corrective, when necessary. References are provided in abbreviated form in the notes; full citations are found in the bibliography. In the notes I provide references to the editions of patristic works I have used on the theory that these are not always as accessible as the texts of classical authors. The nature and scope of this work has prevented me from expanding the bibliography after the book went to press in October 2002, apart from rare exceptions.6 viii Preface 6. The photographs are my own. Sara Kidd drew the maps on a template that Prof. Peder Foss provided to me in electronic form, and that derives from Eschebach, Entwicklung (1970), foldout 1. CONTENTS List of Illustrations xiii Abbreviations xv One. Urban Renewal Design of the Book; Brothels in History; De‹nitions; Plan of the Book 1 Two. Basic Economics The Enterprise of Venal Sex; The Milieu of Prostitution; Ownership of Brothels; Operation of Brothels Prices; Recruitment; Prostitution and the Roman Economy 14 Three. Zoning Shame Where the Boys Are; Bad Company Christian Topography; Augustinian Policy 78 Four. Honor and Erotic Art Pornography as Representation; Things Seen and Heard; Women and Children First 112 Five. The Forces of Law and Order Vice versus Squad; Constructive Policy Of‹cial Business; “Sex Clubs” 134 ...