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Blood, sweat & marble: examining ancient bodies

Caroline Vout takes us under the dust covers and presents the flesh and blood realities of life in ancient bodies

Published: January 25, 2023 at 9:24 AM

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Imagine an ancient Greek or Roman body, and the first picture that pops into your head is probably made of marble or stone – perhaps an austere bust, or a gleaming, musclebound sculpture, polished, cold and pale. But what about the experience of living in a real body, in all its pleasure, pain and flaws, during antiquity? Speaking with Elinor Evans, Caroline Vout presents the flesh and blood realities of life – and death – in ancient Greece and Rome.

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Caroline Vout is the author of Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body (Profile Books, 2022)

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Elinor EvansHead of digital (web and video)

Elinor Evans is head of digital (web and video)

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