Laughter in Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/127055 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Laughter in Ancient Rome Author: Mary Beard Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: mp3 Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins Release date: 05-14-24 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 8 ratings Genres: Rome Publisher's Summary: What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear-a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena?