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Going on strike in ancient Rome
Episode 2472

Going on strike in ancient Rome

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

February 9, 202642m 23s

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Show Notes

Strikes and unions may seem like modern inventions, but they’ve existed for much longer than many of us realise. Historian Sarah E Bond talks to Jon Bauckham about how people in ancient Rome challenged authority and withheld their labour – from disgruntled mint workers to rebellious charioteers.

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