Medievalists.net » Salerno http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Theodora, Aetius of Amida, and Procopius: Some Possible Connections http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/theodora-aetius-of-amida-and-procopius-some-possible-connections/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/theodora-aetius-of-amida-and-procopius-some-possible-connections/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2013 13:52:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46154 Behind the purported facts of Theodora’s career as a common prostitute and later as empress are the hidden details of what we might call feminine pharmacology: what were the drugs used by prostitutes and call-girls in sixth-century Byzan- tium? Were there ordinary pharmaceuticals employed by such professionals to stay in business?

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