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
_Prostitution-tax_ at Athens, 74,
leased out by the Magistrate at Athens, 75,
at Rome, 107,
at Byzantium, 107,
paid by Pathics, 107, 126, 231,
by the Priests of Cybelé, 231.
_Prostitution-tax_, farmers of—at Athens, 75.
R.
_Rhagades_ (chapped sores) of the posteriors, 127,
of the female genitals, II. 298,
of the prepuce, II. 293.
_Rhinocolura_, Colony of II. 24.
_Rome_, Baths at, II. 220,
Brothels, 88,
Cult of Priapus, 43,
Cult of Venus, 33,
Inns, 98,
Isis-worship, 103,
Mania for kissing, II. 88,
Mentagra (Tetter of the Chin), II. 71,
Paederastia, 123,
Prostitution-tax, 107.
_Roseola_ in gonorrhœal patients, II. 143.
S.
_Satyriasis_, II. 255,
common in Crete, 127.
_Scabies_ (Itch), II. 69, II. 162.
_Scythians_, νοῦσος θήλεια (feminine disease) of the, 144,
men-women, 240.
_Shamefacedness_ of patients, II. 235.
_Skin_, reaction of the—in affections of the genital
organs, II. 141, II. 153, II. 159.
_Skin-diseases_, infectious in Venereal disease, II. 165.
_Smell_, foul—from the mouth of Pathics, 142,
of Fellators, II. 30.
_Snakes_ used for vicious purposes, II. 113.
_Sneeze_ betrays the Cinaedus, 171.
_Sodomy_, II. 110,
with he-goats, II. 113,
with asses, II. 114,
with snakes, II. 113.
_Suicide_ due to ulcers of genital organs, II. 42,
to ulcers of the neck, II. 40.
_Sycosis_ of the Chin, II. 81.
_Syringe_, Matrix or Injecting, II. 300.
T.
_Tarsus_, frequency of paederastia there, 139.
_Testicles_, inflammation of, II. 282,
ulcers, II. 285,
induration, II. 285.
_Tetter_ of the chin (Mentagra), II. 71,
subject to epidemic influence, II. 100,
changes into Lepra and Psora, II. 72.
_Throat, Ulcers of the_—among fellators, II. 14, II. 34.
_Thymus_ (warty excrescence) on the genital organs, II. 311.
_Tiberius_, sickness of, II. 92.
_Tongue_, Paralysis of the—due to the practices of Cunnilingue, II. 66.
_Tribads_, artificial, 161.
_Typhus_, influence on Venereal disease, II. 182.
U.
_Ulcers_, Egyptian, II. 35,
a result of vengeance of the Dea Syra, II. 37,
on the tibia common at Athens, II. 38,
origin, II. 242,
general treatment, II. 239.
_Ulcers of the Genitals_, II. 139, II. 275,
offspring of evil humours, II. 242,
readily change to _caries_, II. 139, II. 177,
worms in them, II. 141,
common under putrid epidemic conditions, II. 168,
treated with knife, II. 176,
by actual cautery, II. 176,
of women—are feared by men, II. 162,
lead to suicide, II. 176.
_Ulcers of the Throat_ in case of Fellators, II. 14, II. 34,
lead to suicide, II. 42.
_Urethra_, ulcers of the, II. 171, II. 177,
caruncles, II. 279,
strictures, II. 279.
V.
_Vaginal blood_, unclean, II. 320,
mucus, II. 121.
_Varices_ (dilated veins) cause impotency, 242.
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