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A trans soldier in the ancient Roman army?

  • Written by Tom Sapsford, Lecturer, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageThe Roman army at the Battle of Cannae. The painting depicts the death of Roman consul Paulus Aemilius.John Trumbull (The Athenaeum / Yale University Art Gallery), via Wikimedia Commons

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