Communal bathing can get pretty disgusting.
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Relaxing in filth – you may never want to use a hot tub again after reading this.
Michel Corneille the Younger: Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers.
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When we think about ancient philosophers we tend to imagine old men as deep thinkers. Women too have helped shape modern thought.
A painting depicting a debate between Socrates and Aspasia, by Nicolas André Monsiaux, circa 1800.
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In Athenian society, it appears some elite courtesans were better educated than traditional wives. Other sex workers were sold into the role as children.