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An arrogant boss, an overwhelmed manager, a botched valuation, and the exploitation of workers

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Peter Kruschwitz

In the so-called Zenon archive, a cache of some 2,000 papyri from Philadelphia (Fayyum), covering a time-span from 263 to 229 B. C., there is a complex deposit that starts with a letter from one Panakestor to Zenon, the Egyptian … Continue reading →

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