Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up by Mary Beard

Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up

Mary Beard

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What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear—a world of wit, irony, and knowing...

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