Shocking Facts About Ancient Rome! #history #historyfacts #historyfactsdaily
6Shocking Facts About Ancient Rome! #history #historyfacts #historyfactsdaily
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Prostitutes Had to Dye Their Hair Blonde. The vast majority of natively-born Roman women were dark-haired. Blonde hair was associated with the Gauls and Barbarians. To make sure that no good and honest Roman woman was mistaken for a prostitute a law was brought in that stated prostitutes had to dye their hair blonde. The thinking was, in this way they would appear more like the barbaric Gauls, rather than the regal Roman ladies.
Originally Father’s Were Legally Allowed to Kill Their Families. Ancient Rome was always a patriarchal society, but in the early days the Romans really took it to extremes. In early Rome, the members of a man’s family were essentially his possessions. He could do with them what he wished, which explains why he could also sell his sons into slavery.
Gladiator Body Parts for Medicinal Use Roman physicians believed consuming gladiator body parts could help treat various ailments. Apparently, their blood and livers were especially good at treating epilepsy.
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