How Prostitution Drove the Economy of Ancient Rome
The prostitutes were mere objects of wealth generation
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The prostitution industry created a powerful revenue-generator for the Roman empire.
The investment of the elite class in brothel management, taxes levied on the prostitutes. and the people procuring sex services drove the economy of Rome. Thus Rome became the ancient capital of prostitution.
Why prostitution became so prominent in ancient Rome
Prostitution had its roots from classical Greece. Adultery was a punishable offense in Athens.
And so, the young men used women slaves to fulfill their sex desire. On similar lines, the Romans began prostitution and satiated their sex desires. The elite class engaged with prostitutes of lower-class or women with dire need of money.
The free women were expected to guard their chastity until marriage.
Augustus, the Roman emperor, introduced a law — women who were caught in adultery would work in brothels as punishment.
