New Roman Joke Book Found

A new comedy book called Philogelos, or The Laughter Lover, breaks the old door down of the thought that Romans didn't make fun of themselves or have much time for comedy. This book, written in Greek, includes jokes that are very similar to the type that such comedians as Monty Python would perform. It is written in 300-400AD and there are over260 jokes. Here is one of the jokes: A man buy a slave, who dies shortly afterward. When he complains to the seller, he is told: "He didn't die when I owned him."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/mar/13/roman-joke-book-beard