Eurysaces
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first heard May 2026
last heard 24 May
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Former slave turned wealthy Roman baker and contractor
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentUnknownBoring History for Sleep · The Everyday Jobs of Ancient Romans — Life Behind the Empi... · 13:26 · 24 May
…But the existence of Eurysaces, and of others like him, whose names we know from inscriptions and legal documents, tells us that the Roman economy was complicated enough to contain real variation in outcomes.…
UnknownBoring History for Sleep · The Everyday Jobs of Ancient Romans — Life Behind the Empi... · 12:28 · 24 May
…The fact that Eurysaces could do this at all, that a formerly enslaved man could accumulate the capital, build the business relationships and achieve the prosperity needed to commission a substantial tomb, tells us something important about the…
UnknownBoring History for Sleep · The Everyday Jobs of Ancient Romans — Life Behind the Empi... · 11:53 · 24 May
…Eurysaces, it seems, was very good at this.…
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