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Ancient World djcf Davidson, James N. Courtesans & fishcakes: the consuming passions of classical Athens. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998, xxvi, 372 pages, notes, bib, index. Has a minor blemish to top corner of back cover, other than that looks like new in dust jacket. But will call it just fine. $10.00

Ancient world 1398 Higginbotham, James. Piscinae: Artificial Fishponds in Roman Italy.
(Series: Studies in the History of Greece and Rome). Chapel Hill/London: The University of North Carolina Press, 1997, xix, 312 pages, plans, maps, plates, notes, bib, index. Very good to fine in like dust jacket. $20.00Pisciculture - the process of raising fish--held a lasting fascination for the people of ancient Rome. Whether bred for household consumption, cultivated for sale at market, or simply kept in confinement for reasons of aesthetic appreciation, fish remained an important commodity and prominent cultural symbol throughout the periods of the Roman Republic and early Empire. Roman pisciculture reached its greatest level of sophistication, though, between the first century B. C. and the first century A.D. with the development of a highly specialized architectural element: the piscina, or artificial fishpond. Based on a thorough examination of the archaeological record and complemented by site plans, maps,… Read More