Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Past-Their-Prime Transvestite Prostitutes

I have to admit that reading that line from Jen's comment two posts ago made me laugh until I teared up. As I attempt to apply the "What would Vorenus do?" protocol to the situation, I realize that in Ancient Rome, they must have been fairly common.

Googling around, I came across this amusing site with various types of Ancient Roman prostitutes. My favorite is:

"Famosae -- Soiled doves from respectable families."

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