Creator
SUETONIUS (69–122 C.E.)
Title
Lives of the Famous Whores
Coverage
London
Publisher
William Sandby
Date
1746
Subject
Lost in Late Antiquity.
Description
This set of twelve biographies, written in the same manner as his Lives of the Caesars, was rather hot stuff: even the Caesars had been pretty racy. Because this book includes biographies of Cytheris, Lais, Aspasia, Thaïs and Rhodopis, it is unsurprising that it did not survive the Roman religion’s transition to Christianity, not just because it was sexy, but because it was about powerful women: it didn’t stand a chance.
Source
De Vita Praeclararum Meretricum