Exploring the Brothels of Ancient Pompeii

As countries around the world grapple with whether to make prostitution legal, what – if anything – can we learn from the legalised brothels of ancient Pompeii? Sarah Levin-Richardson's new book addresses the economic, social and legal complexities involved in ancient sex work. The book is the first to address systematically our only surviving ‘purpose-built' Roman brothel, which was sealed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.