The Plague of Lust, Vol. 1 (of 2): Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical AntiquityRosenbaum, Julius
History
The Plague of Lust, Vol. 1 (of 2): Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical Antiquity
Rosenbaum, Julius
Sexually transmitted diseases -- History
_Bubonic swellings_, II. 238, 303,
among Eunuchs, 253,
in connection with ulcers of the foot, II. 238.
C.
_Caesar_ a Pathic, II. 41.
_Campanus Morbus_, II. 99.
_Carthaginian women_ bound to give themselves up an offering in
honour of Venus, 22.
_Castration_ of Pathics, 116,
in Elephantiasis, II. 154.
_Catheter_, II. 281.
_Chancres_, II. 286,
called θηρίωμα (malignant sore), II. 296,
robigo (blight), II. 57,
φθινὰς (wasting), II. 57,
in Egypt have tendency to form scabs, II. 149,
on the posteriors, II. 301,
on the glans penis, II. 295,
on the female genital organs, II. 296,
on the skin of the penis, II. 155,
on the mons Veneris, II. 155,
on the prepuce, II. 293.
_Circumcision_, or Cutting, of Maids, II. 206.
_Cleanliness_ checks the rise of Venereal disease, II. 187.
_Cleopatra_ keeps Cinaedi, 178.
_Climate_, II. 115,
influence on genital organs, II. 120,
on diseases of the genital organs, II. 135,
on activity of generation, II. 117.
_Coition_ in Temples, 23,
Unnatural Coition due to vengeance of Venus, 151.
_Complexion_, pale, of Cinaedi, 143,
of Cunnilingues, II. 64.
_Condylomata_, II. 313,
on the posteriors, 130, II. 311,
on the genitals, II. 310.
_Contagion_, views of the Ancients as to, II. 246,
in Southern countries more transient, II. 164.
_Corpse_ unclean, II. 189.
_Crete_, paederastia in, 117,
Satyriasis common there, 127.
_Cunnilingus_, II. 46,
practises vice with women at time of Menstruation, II. 188,
diseases of the, II. 63.
_Cyprus_ is called Κεραστία (horned), II. 319,
its inhabitants frequent sufferers from Bony Outgrowths (Exostosis)
of the Skull, II. 319,
their daughters bound to give themselves up an offering in honour
of Venus, 22.
D.
_Defloration_, its performance impure, 25.
_Depilation_, II. 191,
executed by women on men, II. 192,
by men on women, II. 192,
of Pathics, 172, II. 192,
of the anus, II. 192,
of the genital organs, II. 192.
_Diatriton_ (fasting until the third day), II. 237.
_Diseases_, bodily, brought on by men’s own fault are
disgraceful, II. 231.
_Diseases_, Names of, II. 249.
_Dispensaries_ at Athens, resort of the Pathics, 120.
_Dolores Osteocopi_ (Pains that rack the Bones), II. 319.
_Doctors_ have few opportunities of observing diseases of the
Genitals, II. 225,
inexperienced “in re venerea” (in Venereal matters), II. 237,
lewd-minded, II. 236,
Doctors from Egypt cure the Mentagra (Tetter of the Chin) at
Rome, II. 91.
_Doctors’ shops_ at Athens, resort of the Pathics, 120.
_Dogs_ used as cunnilingi, II. 48.
_Dowry_, earned by maidens by prostitution, 21, 25.
E.
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