NSFW: The erotic art of Ancient Greece and Rome
Erotic images and depictions of genitalia, the phallus in particular, were incredibly popular motifs across a wide range of media in ancient Greece and Rome.
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Ancient Greece
Severed limbs and wooden feet: how the ancients invented prosthetics
Jane Draycott, University of Glasgow We are living through an incredibly exciting period for prosthetics. A pioneering brain computer interface
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Elite companions, flute girls and child slaves: sex work in ancient Athens
Marguerite Johnson, University of Newcastle In our sexual histories series, authors explore changing sexual mores from antiquity to today. When
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Fall of Troy: the legend and the facts
Mariacarmela Montesanto, University of Liverpool The legendary ancient city of Troy is very much in the limelight this year: a
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The truth about the Amazons – the real Wonder Women
Marguerite Johnson, University of Newcastle The long-awaited film version of Wonder Woman opens this week, starring Gal Gadot as the
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