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Contraception in Cookbooks: Herbal Family Planning in the Early Modern Period and Beyond

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Trans and Non-binary Identities from Mesopotamia to Ancient Rome: Inanna, Cybele, and the Gallai

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Harlots, Night Moths, Huntresses of the Tombs: The Enduring Legacy of Rome’s Bustuariae

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The Life and Bizarre Death of “Necro-Entrepreneur” Locusta, the World’s First Known Serial Killer

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History Carnival 163: Around the World in Fifteen Blog Posts

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“The Lays of Ancient Rome”: Pompeian Pornography and the Museum Secretum

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Contraception in Ancient Egypt: Hormonal Birth Control, Pregnancy Tests, and Crocodile Dung

November 27, 2016November 26, 2016 authorjessicacale

Saints and Whores: Thaïs, Mary, Pelagia, and Mary of Egypt

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The Ketubah, an Ancient Marriage Contract

October 9, 2016October 8, 2016 authorjessicacale

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