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The Kama Sutra: Setting the Record Straight
... and worshipped as a religious ideal. Most simply call it sex; others call it a way of life. Out of all the necessities ... even worshipped as a religious ideal. Most simply call it sex; others call it a way of life. This is where the Kama ... spiritual act in which one's sexual power can be enhanced. Sex Symbols of the Ancient World: Top Ten Sexually Explicit ...
Riley Winters - 29/07/2020 - 20:35
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The Reign of Aethelwulf, King of Wessex: Between Realm and Religion
The early history of England includes all kinds of different cultures and remarkable figures. And one of the crucial parts of the history of this country belongs to the Anglo-Saxon era. Filled with generations of kings who ruled over several small kingdoms, the England of this age was a land of strife, ambition, and the rattling of swords. But one man stood out – a king of Wessex – as a pious, calculated leader, and a father of legendary figures. He was called Aethelwulf – the Noble Wolf – and today’s story is all about him.
Aleksa Vučković - 29/07/2019 - 14:00
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The Truth About Sex in Ancient Greece
... to do with our expectations and assumptions about beauty, sex appeal and sex itself. The feelings that beautiful faces and bodies ... shaped by the society we live in. Greek attitudes towards sex were different from our own, but are all those myths ...
ancient-origins - 08/05/2017 - 01:43
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The 18th Century Sex Toy Unearthed in a Polish Latrine
... an unexpected discovery when they unearthed a 250-year-old sex toy. The construction of the object and the location in ... an unexpected discovery when they unearthed a 250-year-old sex toy. The construction of the object and the location in ... and constructed with a wooden tip. The 250-year-old sex toy was found by archaeologists during a dig at an ...
Joanna Gillan - 27/10/2020 - 21:12
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The Erotic Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
... range of media in ancient Greece and Rome . Simply put, sex is everywhere in Greek and Roman art. Explicit sexual ... BC. They are often eye-openingly confronting in nature. Sex and love were major themes in classical art, as can be ... ( Stefano Bolognini ) The Romans too were surrounded by sex. The phallus, sculpted in bronze as tintinnabula ...
ancient-origins - 05/02/2021 - 23:40
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Spintriae, The Roman Sex Coins That Showed What Was on The Menu
... a short time in the first century. These so-called Roman sex coins may have been used to obtain entry to brothels, pay ... aforementioned vacation sites in southern Italy. Ancient Sex Tokens - A Different Kind of Coinage Roman brothel tokens ... male-female relations rather than relations of the same sex, likely indicating that homosexuality (at least outward ...
Riley Winters - 15/10/2022 - 22:58
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The Graveyard Prostitutes of Rome and Beyond
... graveyard prostitute is an intriguing vocation within the sex trade of the era. But don’t assume that graveyard ... business of thousands of registered, and unregistered sex workers whose task was to provide pleasure. ... home to a thriving economy of 32,000 legally registered sex workers, along with additional slaves being sold into the ...
B. B. Wagner - 29/10/2020 - 23:49
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Ancient X-Rated Book of Perversion Goes Up For Sale. Any Bidders?
A perverted "sex manual" featuring shocking magical and mythical X-rated ... Generation, was published in London in 1684. A perverted "sex manual" featuring shocking magical and mythical X-rated ... as it goes so far as to say “parents' thoughts during sex impact the appearance of the child,” and that ones ...
ashley cowie - 21/02/2018 - 02:01
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Bronze Age Sexism In Horses May or May Not Extend to Human Society!
... that when horses were first domesticated there was no sex preference but by 1,900 BC stallions outnumbered mares 3 ... that when horses were first domesticated there was no sex preference but by 1,900 BC stallions outnumbered mares 3 ...
ashley cowie - 09/07/2020 - 01:55
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Poet Sappho, the Isle of Lesbos, and sex tourism in the ancient world
... , the island is said to have been the location of a busy sex trade – for men! In Greek myth there are tales of Zeus ... and a woman, was blinded by Hera for saying women enjoy sex more than men, causing Hera to lose a bet with Zeus (Zeus ... Uncover Ancient 'Spooning' Couple in Greece The Sacred Sex and Death Rites of the Ancient Mystery Groves ...
Mark Miller - 29/04/2015 - 22:01
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King Egbert of Wessex Conquers all to Become Bretwalda, the First King of a United England
King Egbert, later designated the first king of England, began his reign in the 9th century, when England was fragmented into multiple small kingdoms and under attack by Norsemen. He was one of the first to unify several smaller English kingdoms and was called bretwalda, or “wide ruler” of Anglo-Saxon lands.
Mark Miller - 08/12/2018 - 01:47
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Medieval Aphrodisiacs: Body Scented Bread Dough!
... Europe, reports The Daily Mail . The importance of married sex and making babies meant that wives in the Middle Ages ... Speaking on podcast Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal, and Society hosted by sex historian Kate Lister, Dr. Janega particularly focused on ...
Sahir - 24/04/2022 - 18:58
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A Brief History of Homosexuality in Rome (Video)
... like Julius Caesar to Emperor Nero, instances of same-sex relationships were not uncommon among the ruling elite. ... spouses, including his male chariot driver. While same-sex activity was tolerated in certain contexts, such as ...
Robbie Mitchell - 16/02/2024 - 23:57
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The Grim Reality of the Brothels of Pompeii
... for – such as phallic-shaped lamps – historians of sex are regularly confronted with case studies from the past ... for – such as phallic-shaped lamps – historians of sex are regularly confronted with case studies from the past ... owners, clients or anyone else for that matter, as most sex workers in ancient Italy were slaves. As the ancient ...
ancient-origins - 19/12/2017 - 01:58
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Pleasure, Procreation, and Punishment: Shocking Facts about Sex and Marriage in the Ancient World
... of the aspects of daily life, including customs related to sex and marriage. The following is a series of surprising ... smearing the penis with this mixture, the desire to have sex would have supposedly been enhanced. Dionysus with sileni ... Egypt The Serpent Priestesses and Ancient Sexual Rites Sex Pottery of Peru: Moche Ceramics Shed Light on Ancient ...
valdar - 21/06/2016 - 14:31
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Neanderthal-Human Sex Caused a Million Covid Deaths
... Rock Art / Fair Use By Ashley Cowie Neanderthal-Human Sex Caused a Million Covid Deaths ...
ashley cowie - 17/06/2022 - 14:43
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A Sexy Part of the Voynich Manuscript Is Deciphered
... , my co-author Michelle L. Lewis and I propose that sex is one of the subjects detailed in the manuscript – and that the largest diagram represents both sex and conception. Has the Enigmatic Voynich Manuscript Code ... He worried his writings could facilitate extramarital sex and that God would condemn him if this happened. In his ...
ancient-origins - 18/04/2024 - 23:00
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Selling Sex: Wonder Woman and the Ancient Fantasy of Lady Warriors That Goes Back Millennia
... compelling them into long orgiastic intercourse. The sex-starved but unattached women theme is another favourite ... featuring Alicia Vikander continued to pitch Croft as a sex symbol while bolstering her feminist credentials . ... ) This article, originally titled ‘ Selling sex: Wonder Woman and the ancient fantasy of hot lady ...
ancient-origins - 30/05/2017 - 14:00
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Elite Companions, Flute Girls and Child Slaves: Sex Work in Ancient Athens
... sold to a woman by the name of Nicarete and trained as a sex worker in her brothel in Corinth (in southern Greece). ... salubrious aspects of life, have provided historians of sex with significant evidence of brothel life. The passage ... a statement that explains the popularity of paying for sex in ancient Greece; namely the safety-net it afforded men ...
ancient-origins - 07/07/2018 - 01:43
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Penitentials - Medieval Priests Had Handbooks to Deal with Sexual Deviance
... penitential literature in the 16th century. Medieval Sex and Scandal: Consistory Courts and Morality in Medieval ... The History Blog. 2021. ‘Medieval penitential sex flowchart.’ The History Blog. Available at: ...
Bipin Dimri - 16/05/2021 - 18:56