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Best and Worst Jobs: Ancient Rome by Clive Gifford
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: The Best and Worst Jobs
What sort of work could job-hunters in Ancient Rome expect to find? They might become a soldier in the most disciplined army in the known world, or a fuller, cleaning other people's dirty laundry by trampling it in vats of urine. What were the pay and conditions like for a doctor or a cook in Ancient Ro ...Show more
The Ancient Greece by Clive Gifford
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: The Best and Worst Jobs
What sort of work could job-hunters in Ancient Greece expect to find? What might their colleagues be like? The Ancient Greeks could become priests, although not if they deserted the army or were in debt, or doctors, taking an oath to keep their patients' details secret and not to poison them. What were ...Show more
The Best (& Worst) Jobs in Ancient Egypt by Clive Gifford
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: The Best and Worst Jobs
What sort of work could job-hunters in Ancient Egypt expect to find? What might their colleagues be like? Ancient Egyptians might become law officers, using sniffer dogs to track down criminals, or professional mourners, paid to throw dust over themselves at funerals. What were the pay and conditions li ...Show more
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