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James Davidson

  • A World Full of Gods: Pagans, Jews and Christians in the Roman Empire by Keith Hopkins

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James Davidson’s books include Courtesans and Fishcakes, One Mykonos and The Greeks and Greek Love, which was published last year. He is a reader in ancient history at the University of Warwick.

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