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Kings or chiefs?
Mary Beard • SPQR
fenômeno foi chamado por demógrafos de poligamia sequencial. Ao longo da vida, eles teriam várias esposas, cada vez mais jovens. No primeiro casamento, a diferença de idade era de quatro anos, em média, chegando a quase oito, nas uniões seguintes. Em 1990, por exemplo, mais homens de mais de 50 anos se casaram com moças de menos de 25 anos. No mesm
... See moreMary Del Priore • Histórias íntimas - 3 ª edição: Sexualidade e erotismo na história do Brasil (Portuguese Edition)
Though political power was usually a male privilege in Byzantium, a striking feature of the Byzantine tales is the prominence of women as political play... See more
Edmund White • The Misunderstood Byzantine Princess and Her Magnum Opus
The Virgin Mary was fourteen when Joseph the Carpenter was already forty. He was a Sugar Daddy.'
Clifford Thurlow • Sex, Surrealism, Dali and Me: A biography of Salvador Dali
Cleopatra was a crucial element in this whole picture. Whether or not she, like Fulvia, really played the leading part in the military command, as ancient writers claimed, is debatable. But she was a useful target. By focusing on her rather than on Antony, Octavian could present the war as one fought against a foreign rather than a Roman enemy – an
... See moreMary Beard • SPQR
Archaeology, tyranny – and rape
Mary Beard • SPQR
By the time the last king was thrown out, towards the end of the sixth century BCE, according to standard modern calculations, we are probably dealing with something in the region of 20,000 to 30,000 inhabitants.
Mary Beard • SPQR
Esposas estéreis ou na menopausa deviam ser evitadas. Nada de amores inúteis.