The Roman society of antiquity was one in which there were distinct social classes determining who could associate with whom, and in what ways. While the senatorial class and the equestrian elites were certainly able to communicate amongst themselves, the actors, slaves, gladiatorial combatants, and other lower class peoples were looked down upon and often were not given opportunities for upward social mobility. This was somewhat different in the case of the prostitutes and, to a lesser degree, the pimps or procurers. There is a great amount of evidence coming to us regarding not only the presence of prostitutes, but their influence in the lives of those from nearly all classes in the Roman hierarchy as well. Through the written and artistic
