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Jul 2024
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Episode 542: Leisure Time in Ancient Rom...

Expat, Repat, Travel, Rome, Seattle, Books, Art, Italy, Wonder
About this episode

From all accounts, the ancient Romans knew how to do leisure—the priviledged classes at least.

According to historians, they didn't see leisure time as something they got to enjoy once their obligations were completed, but rather, as the ideal state in which to live, when they had control over all their actions.

Can we learn something from this? Are we looking at leisure the wrong way?

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