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Was there a genre of crime literature in ancient Rome & the broader Mediterranean? Did they have a Robin Hood or invent folklore about gangsters? Did they recognize their stories as romanticized/exploitative the way we sometimes see the crime genre (& "true crime") now?

by /u/screwyoushadowban in /r/AskHistorians

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