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Were there ancient professions? - E. Stewart, E. Harris, and D. Lewis, eds. 2020. Skilled Labour and Professionalism in Ancient Greece and Rome. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. xviii + 393, 21 black-and-white figs. ISBN 978-1-108-83947-1.

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E. Stewart, E. Harris, and D. Lewis, eds. 2020. Skilled Labour and Professionalism in Ancient Greece and Rome. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. xviii + 393, 21 black-and-white figs. ISBN 978-1-108-83947-1.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2021

Seth Bernard*
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Department of Classics, University of Toronto

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