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Trade and Taboo addresses the creation of disrepute in ancient Roman world. What made someone disreputable in the eyes of Romans, and exactly how did this effect their everyday routine? The book monitors the shifting request of stigmas of disrepute between the Republican period and the later Roman Empire (45 BCE-565 CE) by following various Roman pros. With the lives of funeral workers, town criers, tanners, mint workers, and even bakers, Connection asks how certain tradesmen coped with stigmatization. Along the way, Trade and Taboo explores the ins and out of artisan life in antiquity, from how to hire a gravedigger to collecting urine to tan the hides that might be converted to leather. Most importantly, the book indicates how perceptions of disreputable tradesman could change as time passes. Through reflecting on the words and regulations that Romans used to marginalize others, the writer helps us think about practices in today's society.
