Chattering Courtesans

Lucian was one of the most inventive and scathing satirists of the ancient world. This text features a series of short dialogues in which the amusing gossip of ... » 

Lucian was one of the most inventive and scathing satirists of the ancient world. This text features a series of short dialogues in which the amusing gossip of 'kept women' gives rise to a discussion of more serious subjects such as love, sex and marriage. «