Phila of Thebes

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Phila of Thebes was a courtesan in antiquity. She was enslaved at the Siege of Thebes in 335 BC and ransomed by rhetor Hyperides, who installed her at his house in Eleusis.

References

  • Who's who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander's empire by Waldemar Heckel ISBN 978-1-4051-1210-9
  • The courtesan's arts By Martha Feldman, Bonnie Gordon Page 42 ISBN 0-19-517029-6
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