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Marble theater mask depicting a woman from a popular Roman tragedy Pompeii 1st century AD.

14 July, 2018 - 19:17 Mark Oliver

A Failed #MeToo Moment: Just How Horrible Being An Ancient Roman Actress Could Be

When an actress in ancient Rome was brutally gang-raped by a group of young men who’d come to see her show, she started a very public battle for justice. The story of her fight and her failure is...