Prostitution Sexuality and the Law in Ancient Rome

This is a study of the legal rules affecting the practice of female prostitution at Rome approximately from 200 B.C. to A.D. 250. It examines the formation and precise content of the legal norms developed for prostitution and those engaged in this profession with close attention to their social context. McGinn''s unique study explores the fit between the law-system and the socio-economic reality while shedding light on important questions concerning marginal groups marriage sexual behavior the family slavery and citizen status particularly that of women.