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Classic gags discovered in ancient Roman joke book

Cambridge professor Mary Beard unearths collection of jests dating back to the third or fourth century.

Fourth century statue of Constantine II at the Capitoline Museum, Rome

Publisher: the Guardian

Author: Alison Flood

Cambridge professor Mary Beard unearths collection of jests dating back to the third or fourth century.

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